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• Companys keep the call telling me they are Microsoft and my computer to send them signals of error

  Original title: scammed

  Companys keep the call telling me they are Microsoft and my computer is sending wrong signals that I have been scammed by apturo for £145.00 already do I need help with my computer and these errors. Thanks much jam

  The game, 18 June 2015 13:01:55 + 0000, BobSummerville wrote:

  APTURO scam is alive and well... and I just fell for it.  I was scammed to the tune of $ 207,91 to solve a problem on my computer that did not exist.  Convincing, but aggressive, 'technician' called Microsoft Support had received reports that my computer had been compromised and that his company had the task to fix.  The malware to compensation would cost US$ 169.  I've stupidly it gave access to my computer for all 90minutes.  What he was doing right now that I don't know, but I just finished all my blocking bank accounts and change the passwords.

  It is not good enough, as far as I'm concerned.

  In addition to their money get on your part to do anything of any value,
  If you leave them in your computer, who knows what they were doing or where
  What 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. after reinstallation of Windows, change all your passwords.
  especially one of the banks or other financial sites. Once again, even do
  If you have just made.

  Since they have perhaps installed a recorder of strikes, changing just your
  Passwords may not be good enough.

• Received a phone call from someone saying they are Microsoft and my system is having problems.

  Is - this kosher?

  You or you have at any time authorized someone to communicate with PC users directly by phone to tell them there is all kinds of wrong with their PC?  I frequently get calls from people claiming to be the call of Microsoft/Windows askng me to turn on my PC so they can hel me get rid of viruses and defects.

  Hello

  It's a scam.

  Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

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

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, you should contact your bank, to explain, and change password.

  If you use your online credit card, you should cancel it and get a new one issued to you.

  And the only way you'd know you were free of them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

  See you soon.

• I get calls from a company that says they are MS, is - a scam?

  I get calls from a company that says they are Ms.  (last 4 times) they said that my computer reports that I get errors, and they want to use the observer for the team to go into my computer and help me. Is it a scam?

  Hello Margaux.730,

  Yes, it's a scam. Do not give them access to your PC, they will try to steal personal data such as bank details etc. When they call again just tell them you don't have a PC or simply hung up. Never provide personal details or credit card number because they are also after the money too.

  Unless you have a prepaid contract or have opened a support ticket no Microsoft will call you about your PC problems.

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk |  vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• Hi there was a call today from someone saying they were Microsoft and there was a problem with our computer

  Hi there was a call today from someone saying they were Microsoft and there was a problem with our computer is full of viruses.
  After a long session by phone, Gerard I would like to check the status of our security and asked for a number to call them back.
  the appellant appeared to try to sell a security system, still called aammy said he called on your behalf, I don't call back, but am worried about the security of our information on the pc.
  who is George

  Please see no such response above and also the following sticky thread:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-security/i-received-a-phone-callemail-from-someone-saying/98a199f4-82cd-4433-b333-045451b89e2d

• Try to reinstall link to Adobe CS5 and get alert that says 'Install' are damaged and cannot be opened.

  Adobe sent me an email with CS5 download for me to reinstall it on my computer because my adobe updates have not updated. I uninstalled fires Fireworks and then used email from Adobe to reinstall and when I tried the installation it I received an alert that says "'Install' is corrupted and cannot be opened. You must eject the disk image. "I'm trying to install the program in the email I was sent, so I have no disk in my computer to eject. Why that's coming up? I tried again with Flash to see if the alert is ups.

  Help!

  See the link below:

  I downloaded a picture disc (DMG), and it is damaged.

• Someone called saying they were Microsoft and say that our computer has been hacked

  Don't know how to do this. Don't know what to believe. I cut the person. Is it possible to contact Microsoft and ask about it?

  HD

  Its a scam.  A well known and long-lasting.  Microsoft will never ask you for personal information (they already have them) and you never call cold.  Nor do they send messages of anti virus-

  They are the partners who do this nor Microsoft does not only

  See below for additional information on this topic and what to do and how Microsoft works:

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

• the company calling and pretending that they are microsoft and you want to access the computer to install the licenses.

  I think that these people are completely false! 866-658-8142 is the phone number. Can someone verify that this is false.

  FTC STOPS MASSIVE TECH SUPPORT SCAMS:
  http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/10/Pecon.shtm

• Call gooseberry, saying they are a Microsoft partner

  Original title: Gooseberry?  SF TV #.

  I received a phone call from a company called gooseberry to mackerel.  They said that they are a Microsoft partner and they have received a message saying that I have a problem.  Are they legitimate? They have a phone number for San Francisco.

  Hello

  It's a scam.

  We have all the errors and warnings in our Event Viewer

  But NO error message is sent from your computer to anyone.

  Either these so-called "Microsoft" Tech companies want to sell you a worthless software, or remote access to your computer to try to steal your credit card and bank information and also achieve an identity theft on you.

  You are the only person who knows if you gave them remote access.

  If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, contact your bank, to explain, and change passwords.

  If you use your online credit card, cancel and get a new one issued to you.

  And the only way that willl you know that you are free to them is to backup your data and do a clean install of your operating system.

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  And Microsoft does not contact you unless YOU have made prior arrangements with them to do.

  There is an article in the link I'm you provide at the end of this one

  Read this Information from Microsoft:

  "Avoid scams to phone for tech support.

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

  Don't be fooled of unsolicited calls. Don't provide personal information.

  Here are some of the organizations that cyber criminals claim to come:

  • Helpdesk Windows

  • Windows repair center

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Microsoft technical support

  • Windows Support Group Technical Department

  • Microsoft Research and Development Team (team of Microsoft R & D)

  See you soon.

• Calls from 661-748-0240 saying they are Microsoft?

  On 29 October 2013 approximately 11:00, I got a call from this number: 661-748-0240.

  The person at the other end are identified as a Microsoft employee, they also gave me his name (which I don't remember).

  They said that Microsoft has gotten more than 500 messages from my computer in the last 5 days saying there was an error on my computer if it has not been corrected within 15 days, they would have to force a restart / reinstall on my PC remotely to get rid of the errors / hack / virus. They said that they would not have to do this because I would lose all data on my PC if it happened. He reminded me that they did this about 18 months ago.

  I told them I had partitions and had that concern, he insisted that I would lose all data? He said it would have cost me about $2000.00 for data recovery, and that is why they would not have to force a reinstall on my PC remotely. He said something to be official Microsoft employees again and how he knows it if it wasn't.

  Despite the indicators are going in my head I always I was tied it and went to this page to download an e-mail program:

  https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/customer/code.aspx

  He had me to enter the security code: 485801 (this code no longer works).

  They used this messenger programme connect and access my PC remotely:

  Support - LogMeInRescue.exe (blue circle with a white cross in the middle of an icon)

  With the e-mail program a John M? resumed and they asked for Remoting and I gave it to him by ignorance. He sought my logs of errors and could not have access. The error logs were not on.

  I fell that there is 18 months (as mentioned above) and paid the money on my credit card, I don't know how. They used an aggressive remote registry tool that destroyed my PC and I've sat and watched as they did. I had to do a total reinstall (I didn't lose access to my other partitions with total reinstallation, I also two other OS on my PC for all these questions).

  This time they were saying the same thing and access remotely. I almost fell for it again. I give them access remote questioning why they needed to do. But once they asked for money again, I thought that it is a scam.

  They gave me two options one a time event for $99.00 or a term of two years for $199.00.

  I told them that I don't have any money right now, what is true, and I would call them back. They stopped the remote access and gave me this number to remember: 1-855-306-9026 this number is a "United Tech Support', supposed to be used by many institutions, including Microsoft to manage the various issues.

  http://unitedtechsupports.com

  A search on this number gives sites where people mention that there are a lot of people different scams have received this number and it is used by cyber criminals.

  I want Microsoft to comment on calls from this number, they had to take care of this issue before.

  Please let us know if it is a scam (which I can hardly imagine what isn't) or not. And what I should have let them through ignorance have remote access to my PC.

  Deeply concerned about questions like that.

  John

  Its a scam - http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  If you receive a call as let them NEVER can visit his profile and NEVER give them any information or money.

  Just to be safe, at least, if they have access to your computer, it should update your anti-virus package and running a scan completes, then download, install, update and run a scan complete with free Malwarebytes. Change the passwords you use esp and e-mail online banking accounts, etc.

• There is a number at 1-800-Microsoft, but I get a recording saying they are closed and to remind when they are open, but when they are open?

  Bought a new Windows 7 Ultimate at Microsoft and it downloaded onto a laptop from Apple.  I need a phone number to get a replacement operating system to go on a new Apple computer that replaced the portable Apple which was destroyed.

  I need a phone number to get a replacement operating system

  If you need to replace the installation disc:

  How to replace Microsoft software:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  If you need activate Windows 7:

  Case online activation failed:

  Call Microsoft use the manual phone Activation

  If you have trouble activating Windows 7 you can call Microsoft to activate it by following these steps:

  1. with the operation of Windows, click Start, then in the search box type: slui.exe 4

  2. press enter on your keyboard

  3. Select your country.

  4. Select the telephone activation option, then dial the given number and hold for a real person.

  For more details: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18715-activate-windows-7-phone.html

  The American phone for activation number is 1-888-725-1047

  to go on a new Apple computer who replaced the portable Apple which was destroyed.

  Can move you to a new Windows 7 computer

  If it's a full license or upgrade retail - Yes. You can move it to another computer as long as it is installed on a single computer at a time (and if it's a Windows 7 Upgrade version the new computer must have its own XP/Vista license qualification). The previous installation of Windows 7 on the old computer must be formatted or deleted. You will have to perhaps call Microsoft and explain what happened to complete activation. Turning it on the second computer will automatically be in effect 'disable' the license for the first computer. The key works with 32 and 64 bit, but can only be installed at a time.

  If it's an OEM license - don't. OEM licenses, including Windows preinstalled on a computer before purchase and Windows purchased separately, are related to the first computer, they are installed on and cannot be transferred to another computer. To install Windows on another computer, you will need to buy another copy.

  Questions about installing Windows 7?
  FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions from Installation Windows 7 & responses

• I have size 32gig usb pen drives. Windows says that they are 28gig and I have two 4 gig usb and windows says theyr'e readers are 3.6gig each. Ugh, I need my 32gigs size

  I have 8 32gig usb and 2 x 4gig usb pen drives. My 32gigs are reported by windows 7 as 28gig and my 4gigs are reported by Windows 7 as 3.6gig. I was the look at the size etc and I can not change the size, even when I get a bit of it, it still doesn't let me have any size. It's driving me crazy.  Someone else had this problem? He acknowledges that my hard drive is more a 100gig, then why doesn't it let me have a 32gig player pen?  Come on bugs from Microsoft, a person must know why and how. Please tell me. Ta very in advance

  Hello

  In each memory space is reserved to system files or material information, and there is nothing to do with drivers.

  As in my previous post says that the storage devices are measured in bytes and when they are converted to GB, there is a difference in the size of the memory.

  If you take any flash memory, pen or external hard drive memory drivers appear exactly that, there will be variations.

  You can even check with another computer, and the result would be the same.

• Someone just called me saying they were Microsoft Partner and they would fix my computer, is it a scam?

  Original title: Microsoft Partner?

  just got a phone from the company telling me that they were in partnership with Microsoft and they would get rid of all the bugs etc from my computer, when I said I wanted to check who they were they told me to look at the bizhive.ca site.  Any idea who they are please? I told them I wasn't interested because they wanted to connect to my computer!

  Please see the compliments of following links to PA bear MS MVP.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently [phone & email]
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

  Avoid scams phone & other support Tech Cyber scams
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

  Microsoft dumps partner [based in India am Certified Gold] claims of scam phone (21 Sept-11)
  http://nakedsecurity.Sophos.com/2011/09/21/Microsoft-dumps-partner-telephone-support-scam/

  More-online http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/microsoft-removes-gold-certified.html

  Dealing with fake Tech Support & phone scams (16 June-11)
  http://windowsteamblog.com/Windows/b/WindowsSecurity/archive/2011/06/16/dealing-with-fake-tech-support-amp-phone-scams.aspx

  Microsoft survey reveals extent of new Internet phone scam (16 June-11)
  http://www.Microsoft.com/presspass/press/2011/jun11/06-16MSPhoneScamPR.mspx

  I hope this helps.

• I get emails from Sparklebox to the United Kingdom. Recently all of a sudden they say they are hugs and Cookies which is a site of recipes in the USA. How can I change?

  Sparklebox is a site of educational resources in the United Kingdom. I get emails from them regularly.
  They started suddenly a couple of weeks when I arrived indicating that they come from hugs and Cookies XOXO that a recipe to the site in the United States who subscribe to.
  Can you please change it to reveal that they are Sparklebox not hugs and Cookies XOXO?

  Sorry if you think that the complaints of not being able to see your question are dumb. But it is very difficult, and after complaining over a year my frustration is very high.

  Regarding the removal of the entry in your address book for hugs and Cookies, is nothing of the sort. Thunderbird use your display name in address book preferences to fill the list.

  Of the last 100 people who came here to complain that the mail of a person was in fact someone else. Their book of addresses for this person was the cause in probably 99 of them.

• To remove songs and/or pictures that say they are only readme

  OK, so I ran out of blank CDs and I was going to just copy and paste the music on a cd that was barely anything on it and the computer said I couldn't. then when I went to delete which was already about it the computer says that since it's a readme file only I couldn't remove how to cancel it?

  It seems that "burn you" the Conference on disarmament, which is a standard/process functionality that blocks the content of the cd.

  When a cd is "burned", the cd is no longer able to accept additional files/data, and makes it the only playable cd / read only.

  There are two kinds of cd available in the store.

  one of the types are 'CD - R' (read-only) and the other is "CD - RW" (read and write)

  If you use CD - RW, then bypass/jump feature to "burn" the content.

  In doing so, this type of CD remains open accepts files of the computer.

  However, check your cd player/author to make sure that you can write and read CD - RW

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