Receive phone calls from Microsoft Technical Support. Is it a scam?

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• A phone call to Microsoft technical support trying to supposedly help to fix a PC infection

  Hello

  FYI, I received a phone call in Somerville tonight of a number blocked a man with bad English. Maybe Indian, who claims to be from Microsoft Technical support telling me that he needed me to turn on my computer to correct an infection.  He gave me 213-221-3528 recalled, I tried, but does not seem to be a real company.  I think it was a con man.

  Pete V

  When the fake malware phones
  http://blogs.technet.com/b/MMPC/archive/2013/03/06/when-fake-malware-phones.aspx

• Phone calls from Microsoft technical team

  I had phone calls from the "team microsoft technical" eager to help with my computer as it is slow.  they take me in "teamviewer" which I didn't like. are these people for real?

  If you first contact then they are crooks.  MS will NEVER ' you call MS have no. WAY OF KNOWING that there is a problem with your computer.

  Suppose that your computer has been compromised if you let access.  Carry out checks for malware, virus check, firewall checks and change ALL your passwords passwords Bank ESPECIALLY.   Check your bank accounts other than your computer.

• Phone call from Microsoft Technical Department?

  I just got a phone call from someone who said they were by Microsoft and I have an internal virus and wanted to connect to my computer. It's for real? He gave me a call back number and it was 425-247-0940. He said he was from the Technical Department of Microsoft.

  I just got a phone call from someone who said they were by Microsoft and I have an internal virus and wanted to connect to my computer. It's for real? He gave me a call back number and it was 425-247-0940. He said he was from the Technical Department of Microsoft.

  It is a popular scam. Microsoft has no unsolicited phone calls. Better to hang up immediately.

• Phone call from Microsoft Technical Department: C

  IM afraid, I got a call on my cell and I didn't know it was fake, I had the opinion of the team, but once he asked my credit card number or account that I said I didn't have a cause im young (15 to turn) and he scram by saying 'Thank you for wasting my time' Indian voice , im afraid will something happen to my laptop, or something I uninstalled which may have been installed by them, but I'm still very afraid

  See http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-security/ammyy-scam/f3584507-1b40-48f4-971d-0aea83b2114c

  Good luck...

• Received phone calls from Adelaide number telling me that my computer will crash in two days, if I do not open a session and follow his instructions because of Trojan virus

  original title: Trojan warnings

  Received phone calls from a number of Adelaide telling me that my computer will crash in two days, if I do not open a session and follow his instructions because of Trojan virus.  Nobody gave his name and phone number and said she is Microsoft?  She also told me that it was free and part of Windows security. How will I know if it is authentic or not?

  Hello

  It's a SCAM

  Microsoft does NOT contact you unless you have for them to

  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 continue to receive phone calls from a person to Xinfinity Tech. They insist that they are related to Windows and that if I go to their website they can solve the problem.

  Xinfinity Tech

  I continue to receive phone calls from a person to Xinfinity Tech. They insist that they are related to Windows and that if I go to their website they can solve the problem. I don't trust someone who calls me on the phone like that. Are they legitimate?

  Are they legitimate?

  No!  See...

  I received a phone call from someone who claims to have a Virus
       http://answers.Microsoft.com/thread/4489f388-d6de-416d-9158-0079764bb001

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

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

• is - that someone received a call from Microsoft teak out of the blue saying they have received reports of virus in your computer

  is - that someone received a call from Microsoft teak out of the blue saying they have received reports of virus in your computer

  Those that are known scams.

  Don't always believe what someone says if they call you. This applies to almost anything.

• I received phone calls from the apparent 'technical Microsoft LCC online'?

  I continue to receive phone calls daily from the apparent 'technical Microsoft LCC online' they say mistakes keep produce and seem very determined to get in touch, but I'm suspicious because I don't know how they got my phone number and they will not stop me. Knows one of them? It's a legitimate support service or they're trying to scam me?

  Tuesday, may 1, 2012 19:47:40 + 0000, RebeccaPhipps wrote:

  I continue to receive phone calls daily from the apparent 'technical Microsoft LCC online' they say mistakes keep produce and seem very determined to get in touch, but I'm suspicious because I don't know how they got my phone number and they will not stop me. Knows one of them? It's a legitimate support service or they're trying to scam me?

  It's a scam and with various names and phone numbers, is
  becomes more common lately.

  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

• 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.

• I just had a phone call from microsoft/windows technical help

  I feel so stupid that I fell for this but I don't

  so my not very different history of all these other... Indian guy asked all week saying he needed emergency talk to me on the serious malicious virus on my computer. He said it was from Microsoft technical and necessary support about half an hour of my time. I asked him to ring back several times because with young children, it was never the right time. Anyway, he called again this morning and I thought I had better address this issue as it sounded quite serious, it sounded very authentic for me and in my mind, I thought that somebody to call me every day this week, he must be who he is, he said.  so he took me through a website (I think it was logmein123) and asked me to enter a code and said that his colleague would then control my computer.  which she did, all the time the guy was on the end of the phone explaining what she was doing.  She presented as andrea williams from the Manchester direction! She then spent over the next 40 minutes on my computer. towards the end the guy says ok we have identified as you can see (I could see some sort of thing report on my computer at this point) we found quite a few mistakes - we can fix these for you. OK, I said. Andrea williams then says I have to download to your computer one of these options (it then lists the 4 different but recommend the 4th option at a cost of £289 I foolishly said okay.)  a form then appeared on my computer asking for my card details name address date of birth ect - what I have briefed (BTW im currently hitting my head on the table where I'm writing this at my stupidity!)  Fortunately my beautiful Bank was on the ball and refused a payment. This was the point that they have began to have a bit narky with me.  the guy said he was going to pass me to andrea from Manchester who would talk to me in person to try to settle this payment. me thinking that I was going to talk to someone with a manchester accent... don't be stupid... .i started talking to another very Indian lady who was very rude and very impatient with me. then she said to me (Yes told me) do to ring my Bank while it took place on the line to address this issue. It was then I thought no Ive has had enough and finally, alarm bells began to ring! (all right all right I recently had two children, you know)
  !). I told him that I would call the Bank later. reluctantly, she said ok, but said she'd call me in an hour - I said all that. It's then the strange thing happened - I tried to disconnect my computer, but it forced somehow back to and typed a message saying that please let me connected disconnect.  I typed a message and said you have learned to be pleasant and able to stop everything. then (the storys stops not here oh no) it sounds me only true to his word back an hour the second later. and said - have you talked to your bank. I said yes. What did say, she said. I said, that they said that you are a crook. at this point she just freaked out at me. told me that I needed psychiatric help. so I said, and you have to find a good job and stop robbing the people hard earned money there. then she said something quite scary. She said you wait awhile and just see what we are capable of... I hung up and then cause a chill went down my spine.
  Sorry to go on and give you every little detail but despite jokes he really shake me and I hope that warn you other people that these people are horrible and won't stop not stalking you until they get what they want, even when they have been rumbled. they have no scruples or even care about their effects on people.  They you in real, and they are completely credible.  After the call I informed fraud action (UK) the 03001232040 that gives you a reference of crime and pass information to the police. I was also advised to get a reputable company computer to look at the computer where they left any damage to the computer.
  can someone advise in the meantime if I need to do anything with regard to my computer, like most I'm now worried that they have endangered the security of my computer. also can they get on my computer once again without knowing me.

  Suggest you read 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

  Recommend you cancel card credit/financial accounts that could be in your computer and change all passwords and have you reformat/reinstall your operating system.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/install-reinstall-uninstall

  Your computer and information (financial or other) must be considered as a compromise. You can uninstall everything related to logmein123 (which is a program legitimate and it is doubtful that the scammers could not back into your computer), but I wouldn't recommend that you even connect to the internet until it is reformatted.

  Good luck...

• Received phone calls from a person claiming to be with Microsoft, is it a scam?

  I am running xp professional.  Recently, I received 3 phone calls from a person coming from microsoft telling me that they have detected serious threats on my computer. He speaks with an accent very hard and I can't understand it.  Is - is this legitimate?  If Yes, how can I talk to someone, I can understand?

  It is not legitimate. It's a scam.

• I continue to receive phone calls from someone saying they are from microsoft.

  Could you tell me, how you would contact me to tell me that I had downloaded a VIRUS. Because I keep getting phone calls from someone saying they are from microsoft.

  Could you tell me, how you would contact me to tell me that I had downloaded a VIRUS. Because I keep getting phone calls from someone saying they are from microsoft.

  They are * not * Microsoft. This is a complete scam and one that has become very common these days. Do anything they tell you to do and hang up on them.

• Phone call from Microsoft system claiming suffered a virus attack.

  original title: friend or foe?

  I just put the phone of a female with an Indian accent who says she is from Microsoft and called to tell me there are viruses in the back of my system that should remove because they cause problems with Microsoft Server? Or something along that line.  She was very convincing. Asked me to go to the event viewer, and there is a long list of errors and warnings. She said she'd help me eliminate those events brewed. I had concerning Web Site page asking me to download a software to "share the computer" when I realized that if I download this and they are not what they say there are, they could access my computer.  Big voice in my head told me not to download and I said female operator that I was not willing to do this because I don't know if she is who she says she is and contacted Microsoft myself. She said (do crosser per minute) she's trying to help me and if I do not eliminate the problem that it would remove Microsoft from my system immediately and which will remove all the icons and I would not be able to access Microsoft on my computer ever again. After repeating again once I will contact Microsoft myself so I know that I am speaking to a real fair operator repeated herself and his threats. I just hung up. I felt quite upset and confused. I'm not computer savi but know that there is no disadvantages. I hope that I stopped just in time before they could access anything whatsoever. Didn't upload the software, that they asked me. I'll be ok?  Would really appreciate a response. Thank you

  Scam. You did well by hanging up and as long as you do not download anything whatsoever, everything should be good.

  See: http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx and

  See: 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)

• I received a call from Microsoft

  There was a call from Microsoft, the number is+ 20227681500. Ask ahsan shahab, but unfortunately I had not received the call. If someone had made the call so please answer me.my email is ()* address email is removed from the privacy *).

  Did you expect a call from Microsoft (for example, in response to a support request, that you had made for them? If this isn't the case, then unrequested calls 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/avoid-phone-scams.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.