Phone calls from people posing as technicians of microsoft

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• Scam phone calls from people claiming to be with Microsoft

  This morning I received an unsolicited telephone call here in the UK fom someone in a call centre (sounded Indian) who informed me that he was calling from Microsoft and that they were aware that my PC had acquired some malware and I sit at my PC and he would talk to me by find. I told him I wasn't happy to do and that my PC was protected by Norton 360, which has been updated regularly be he assured me that he would not have access to my PC. I had trouble hearing him because there's an echo on the line whenever I spoke, and he said he would ring me back, so far he did not.

  I see on the forums there are similar issues in the USA with details where things such as this report. can someone tell members where I can report it to the United Kingdom?

  Thank you

  In the United Kingdom, you can try to take a look at:

  http://www.met.police.UK/fraudalert/

  for fraud reprot.

• I received a phone call from someone claiming to be a "Microsoft certified technician.

  I received a phone call from someone claiming to be a "Microsoft certified technician.  Says that Microsoft has received error messages indicating my computer has downloaded many malicious files and wants to end it through my computer.  This happened to someone else?  I guess it's a scam.

  Thank you for this information .my computer is locked. information read to needing a password before you can open your computer. I stopped and will not open up to what some tec watch. I am now on my laptop.

• I keep getting phone calls from people who say they are from Microsoft

  I keep getting calls calls from people saying that they are Microsoft saying I have complaints against me I send emails and threats scams is a call oh yes they leave no phone number

  This is a scam that last for years. Microsoft never does unsolicited phone calls.

  Is calling, Microsoft, a scam?
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/wiki/protect_other-protect_scanning/is-that-call-from-Microsoft-a-scam/6718e389-8a00-4E4B-ACA1-d07298ea4c19

  Report the scam
  http://support.Microsoft.com/reportascam

  Scams by e-mail or web: how to protect yourself
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx

  It's a real call from Microsoft?
  http://www.ComputerActive.co.UK/CA/PC-help/2134917/genuine-Microsoft

  Avoid scams to phone for tech support
  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-GB/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Do not fall for phony phone technical support
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx

  Aggressive, persistent Windows tech support fraudsters continue to track consumers
  http://www.Computerworld.com/s/article/9248122/Aggressive_persistent_Windows_tech_support_scammers_continue_to_stalk_consumers

• I got a phone call from a benny edwards who said Microsoft and had found problems with my computer.

  * Original title: defraud my computer

  I got a phone call from a benny edwards who said Microsoft had found problems with my computer and the pirates had gotten him. As I have had some problems recently with the computer, I thought it was authentic and fell for it? After a long telephone conversation, he forced me to accept that my Bullguard anti virus and my malware Remover is not enough to protect the computer and forced me to buy a program from Microsoft (this man of course) not microsoft. It supports the remote computer, and then forced me to give him my details, name, address, telephone number and age and of course the fool that I am, my credit card number, the penny dropped when he asked the Envoy of money via western union.  When I told her that I was closing the phone call, he told fort and wiped a number of things from my computer, the computer wasn't sure.  I ran my scanner (twice) bullguard, run my anti malware program, changed my password and order my credit card, is there something more I can do?

  To protect yourself, your information and your PC, follow these steps:

  • Change your computer password, change the password on your main email account and change the password for all accounts, including your Bank and credit.
  • Immediately scan your PC with the Microsoft Security Scanner to see if you have the tools malicious/phishing software installed on your PC.
  • As a third step, I recommend that you run the verification of Security Essentials on this page. The check will ensure that the security features in Windows are normally very active and running.
  • Personally, I have a clean Windows installation, because something could have been tampered with.

  For more information, visit the Microsoft Internet and Security Safety Center

  For more information on how you can these types of phone scams, visit this site.

  I hope this information has helped. Let us know if you have any additional questions.

• Recently had a phone call from a person identified as a Microsoft employee and she warned me that my system was sending error messages

  Original title: scam?

  Recently had a phone call from an origin of the State of New York - the person identified as a Microsoft employee, and she warned me that my system was constantly sending through Microsoft error messages - asked me to press on "Control - Windows - R ' and other tasks... natch - I refused.

  Anyone know of this type of scam?

  What is and what is final potential?

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Such unsolicited telephone calls are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft does ever not requested for telephone calls of support or security.

  (such persons may use names other than Microsoft as well)

• Continue to receive phone calls from a person claiming to be Microsoft's London saying that my phone sends messages of error for them

  Original title: Security

  Hello, I keep getting phone calls from a person claiming to be from London saying microsoft my phone sends error for them messages constantly and I have to follow the instructions they try to tell me over the phone, I don't have resisted that so far, but im more and several phone calls, I didn't gave them no information whatsoever

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Calls unrequested telephone of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft issues never not solicited for phone calls of support or security.

  These types of callers can use completely fictitious names or bogusly claim to be of real companies other than Microsoft as well.

• Received a phone call from a company claiming to represent Microsoft, is - a scam?

  I received a phone call from a company saying they are punished by you and that my hard drive is infected by a polymorphic virus, and that they need to access my hard drive to remedy. Nothing was found when I did a complete analysis. I have mcafee and defender etc... They call at the end of the week, it sounds fishy, is it? Claire

  * original title - sleazy phone call? *

  Hello

  It's a SCAM

  they want the money from you for worthless programs or make identity theft allows you to get even more money and get your internet banking passwords and by obtaining credit card information allows you to download the software of "difficulty" or "test" your computeror installation via remote access

  read this:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

  Microsoft has none of the unsolicited telephone calls to help you fix your computer

  In this type of scam cybercriminals are calling you and claim to be of Support technique Microsoft. They offer help with your computer problems. Once scammers have earned your trust, they try to steal and damage your computer with malicious software, including viruses and spyware.

  Although the law enforcement can trace phone numbers, often authors use pay telephones, disposable cell phones or stolen cellular phone numbers. Better avoid fooling themselves rather than try to repair the damage afterwards.

  Treat all unsolicited sceptically telephone calls. Don't provide personal information.

  If you receive an unsolicited call from someone who claims to be from Technical Support Microsoft, hang up. We do not have such calls.

  If you think you might be a victim of fraud, you can report it. For more information, see: what to do if you think you have been scammed.

• I keep getting phone calls from people with heavy accents who say they call from microsoft and the need to check my computer because of all the error messages I'm supposed to be getting.is it real

  I continue to receive calls telephone of people with heavy accents who say they call Microsoft because of all tha error messages I'm supposed to be getting - which I don't get. I just got the phone with one and convinced him to remember on Friday at noon, Central time. He asked me to give him the remote control of my computer so that it can "fix." I can't believe its "real and he can't give me details about what the problems are." I wasn't about to let him have access to the computer I'm on right now because of his "unusual operating system and all the time and effort it took to get this set-up and at full load." I'll be at my weekend House when it calls Friday where I have a more conventional computer. Is this real or a hoax?

  SCAM.
  You have made the right choice. Do NOT give the scammer remote access, or your computer is "screwed".

  The next time the scammer call, hang UP.

  Take a look at these phony support calls:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/search/search?searchterm=phony+support+phone+calls&CurrentScope.ForumName=&CurrentScope.filter=&askingquestion=false

• I just had a phone call from a person claiming to be microsoft saying that I had pressing problems and want me to open the event viewer... was that microsoft really do that?

  It was a real person from Microsoft or a marketing attempt? The person named name and my address (I know doesn't mean anything) and says that I have problems with viruses etc. download on my computer

  Hi Elizabeth,.

  It is definitely a scam any.  Microsoft did not communicate people this way.  Ignore them - hang up on them.  In addition to not let them connect to your system, do not allow direct you to a Web site or download anything they suggest - it can be worse than just a marketing effort and an attempt to infect, hack, get information about identity theft or otherwise affect your system (and it may be an effort to marketing as well to infect and then you sell a product to remove infections - which may or may not) not work and most likely the product itself is an infection still further or hacking).

  Good job on caution and check first.  Play well!  You yourself have potentially saved a lot of grief.  They are the same type of thing by e-mail, and Microsoft is not communicate with people that way either about this sort of thing, then ignore and junk all these messages and DO NOT open the attachments to these messages.  Just remove them completely.

  Good luck and best wishes!

• I get phone calls from the center of support of "Microsoft Windows" supposed to have detected viruses and other problems with my computer.

  They seem to want to let me have online access to my PC to 'fix '.

  This unsolicited approach is likely to be authentic?

  Friday, January 11, 2013 15:01:10 + 0000, BarryTrewern wrote:

  They seem to want to let me have online access to my PC to 'fix '.

  This unsolicited approach is likely to be authentic?

  No!
  It's a scam and with all the names and phone numbers, one who has
  become very frequent lately. See
  http://www.troyhunt.com/2012/08/virus-scams-social-engineering-victims.html

  In addition to their money get on your part to do anything of any value,
  If you leave them in your computer, which knows what losses they did are
  where confidential information they stole.

  So if you have done so, I highly recommend that you do both of the following
  immediately:

  1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.

  2. change all of your passwords, especially banks or other
  financial sites.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Has had several phone calls from so-called people representing Microsoft wanting to do an audit on the performance of MY COMPUTER. Is this a valid request or a scam?

  Phone calls from people with barely passable English so hard to understand. They are supposed to represent Microsoft and demand to go to the line so they can check the preformance of my Windows System.

  Have now had 3 calls in two days, but I hung up, there is no way to confirm that they are, in fact, Microsoft.

  Is this a common scam?

  It is a scam.

  Microsoft will never give you an unsolicited telephone call.

  HTH,
  JW

• I get phone calls from a person claiming to be windows saying they are receiving my computer error messages and offering to show me what is the problem on my computer is this true

  I get phone calls from people saying they have reports that far, something is wrong with my computer and asks me to do the thing on my computer in order to allow them to show me wat is wrong?  Would Microsoft or Windows contact me by phone with succh a request?

  Tuesday, September 25, 2012 11:44:28 + 0000, Bob PaynePayne says:

  I get phone calls from people saying they have reports that far, something is wrong with my computer and asks me to do the thing on my computer in order to allow them to show me wat is wrong?  Would Microsoft or Windows contact me by phone with succh a request?

  No! Microsoft never this.  It's a scam and with various
  the names and phone numbers, those who become very common these days.

  In addition to their money get on your part to do anything of any value,
  If you leave them in your computer, which knows what losses they did are
  where confidential information they stole.

  So if you have done so, I highly recommend that you do both of the following
  immediately:

  1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.
  2. change all of your passwords, especially banks or other
  financial sites.
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• I got a phone call from a person

  I got a phone call from someone posing as a microsoft person saying that I have viruses on my computer... is - this legitimate?

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  Calls unrequested telephone of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not let them give any info, do not give access to your PC, not give them all the money and do not go to all the websites that they suggest. One moment.

  Please see:

  http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .

  Microsoft issues never not solicited for phone calls of support or security.

  These types of callers can use completely fictitious names or bogusly claim to be of real companies other than Microsoft as well.

• Received a phone call from someone who said that Microsoft has detected an infection "in my area".

  Original title: call suspicious

  I just got a phone call from a person informing him that Microsoft have detected an infection "in my area" and asked me to sign my PC and do things.

  When I challenged him name and a number, who they were and that I had installed Norton they were insistent they were Microsoft form and all the PCs in my house are currently as being at risk.  I informed this was not convenient as about getting out and they said they'd call me back on Monday morning, but to be careful using our pc of this weekend.
  I don't want to dismiss it completely just in case, can you advise if there is a current problem?

  Hello

  Of course, it was a SCAM!

  Avoid scams to phone for tech support
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  In the United States, you can contact the FBI, Attorney general, the police authorities and consumer
  Watch groups. Arm yourself with knowledge.

  The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance
  (BJA).
  http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx

  No, Microsoft wouldn't you not solicited. Or they would know if errors exist on your
  computer. So that's the fraud or scams to get your money or worse to steal your identity.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently - Microsoft is not unsolicited
  phone calls to help you fix your computer
  http://www.Microsoft.com/protect/fraud/phishing/msName.aspx

  Scams and hoaxes
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master?ws=support#tab3

  Microsoft Support Center consumer
  https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?altbrand=true&SD=GN&ln=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1&gssnb=1

  Microsoft technical support
  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#TAB0

  Microsoft - contact technical support
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support

  I hope this helps.

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