my computer is safe after leaving the Hoax caller access.

I received a call from someone saying she was from microsoft and said that I diverted virus on my pc. After talking I allowed him to access my pc and she showed me a page with warnings and errors saying my pc will slow down and then turn off completely. She gave me a tool of validation for £10 license, but I said I don't have any money till Friday and it sounds to me at the time. She gave me his details, which are:

GABRIEL GIFFARD
NO. ID IS MTS G181

CARDINAL PLACE
100 VICTORIA STREET LONDON
SW1E 5JL
PH-0203 239 3625
Then I hung up the phone and turned off my pc. I need to know if my pc is safe now, or if they can now access my pc whenever they want?
I've chatted to online customer service and asked them but they did not, suffice it to say that they are trying to combat this fraud and ended
chat session.
Please help, like mine and my son's bank details have been used on my laptop
Thank you
Janet

I received a call from someone saying she was from microsoft and said that I diverted virus on my pc. After talking I allowed him to access my pc and she showed me a page with warnings and errors saying my pc will slow down and then turn off completely. She gave me a tool of validation for £10 license, but I said I don't have any money till Friday and it sounds to me at the time. She gave me his details, which are:

GABRIEL GIFFARD
NO. ID IS MTS G181

CARDINAL PLACE
100 VICTORIA STREET LONDON
SW1E 5JL
PH-0203 239 3625

Then I hung up the phone and turned off my pc. I need to know if my pc is safe now, or if they can now access my pc whenever they want?
I've chatted to online customer service and asked them but they did not, suffice it to say that they are trying to combat this fraud and ended
chat session.
Please help, like mine and my son's bank details have been used on my laptop
Thank you
Janet

Your alternative safer is a reformat/reinstall of your computer as well as appropriate measures to change passwords on accounts, etc.  See the following links for more information:

http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

http://www.mypchealth.co.UK/GuideScam.php

Suggest very carefully consider you the following: http://ask-leo.com/i_got_a_call_from_microsoft_and_allowed_them_access_to_my_computer_what_do_i_do_now.html

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/tech-support-phone-scams-surge/

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