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• Received a call from someone who claims to come from the support of windows and need help

  Hi, I got a call from a guy who claims to be from the windows support team, I thought at first and then later I realized that it is a scam. So I checked on here to make sure and I discovered that he really was. My problem is that they made me download something so they could control my computer and show me how much I etc when I realized the infections I turned off my computer and uninstalled all of their programs, but they have deleted files. I want to ask that will cause problems in the future? and this meen if I buy something online is possible that they can get information?, if yes, what is the best solution?

  - What to do if you think that you were scammed

  "If you think that you have responded to a scam with personal or financial information phishing, take these steps to minimize the damage.

  • Change the passwords or pins on all your online accounts that you think could be jeopardized.

  • Place an alert on your credit report fraud. Check with your bank or financial advisor if you are unsure how to proceed.

  • Contact the Bank or online merchant directly. Do not follow the link in the fraudulent e-mail message.

  • If you know all the accounts that have been accessed or opened fraudulently, close those accounts.

  • Regularly check your Bank and credit card statements monthly for unexplained charges or inquiries that you initiate. "

  If you want to ensure the security of your system, make sure that you have backed up all personal data you want to preserve all the installation files for the programs or applications that you have installed.
  Then format the computer and reinstall Vista.

  It's the only way you can be sure that there is no hidden malware present on it after allowing access by a stranger.

• I just had a call from someone who claims to be from Windows support team

  original title: what are they scam?

  I just had a call from someone who claims to be from the Windows support team, and that they had been informed that my computer needed updates as she revolved slowly etc.. ??  Last week I got the same call and because I saw just the phone on that day and the internet was not up and running I couldn't online for him so he insisted on the appellant the same time, the next week, he has just.  All week I think about it and you're wondering where he got my number and the knowledge of my computer running slowly.  When asked this afternoon he said sorry to repeat this question and when I did he just said OK mam and hung up?  Are these dills all this?  Is it a scam? Thanks, Rebecca.

  Hello

  It's a SCAM

  they want or money on your part for programs without value or make an identity theft on you to get even more money and get your internet banking passwords and credit card by obtaining information allows you to download the software to 'fix' or 'test' for your computer or install 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.

• Microsoft scam. I just had a person claiming to be from Microsoft on the phone

  I just had a person claiming to be from Microsoft on the phone.  It asked me to enter a code and run it on my computer.  I refused and hung up as I suppose it's a scam!  Has anyone else had such a call?

  It seems that there was a rash of these types of calls that flow. DON'T spend any time on the phone with them. It's a big scam and they are phishing for your personal information. DO NOT do anything they say, or give them all vital data.

  Hope this helps,

  JB

• I have two accounts in Apple Mail. Mailed to some documents from one to the other. When I received the email, it had been sent to about 30 people from my Contacts. How could it happen? I have never create a distribution list.

  I have two accounts in Apple Mail. Mailed to some documents from one to the other. When I received the email, it had been sent to about 30 people from my Contacts. How could it happen? I have never create a distribution list. MBP OS 10.11.4

  Open the "sent" folder on the account that you mailed to and look at the message that you sent it to see.

  You have email of the accident to a group? You have a group created in the application of Contact with these names? Or maybe that you click on reply to all to create the message?

• Received scam call from someone who claims to be from Microsoft, was my system compromised?

  Last week my father received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. They asked him to press CTRL and I think that the flag at the same time icon. Now, this week, his computer does not work correctly... He said is to show Arab or he is just encrypted and it cannot get on anything or do anything

  . Do you think this scam call had something to do with the way the computer is acting today? And press these buttons, do you know if and what it can do to someones computer?

  So looking forward to answers ASAP.

  Thank you!

  Hmm?

  Microsoft does not phone calls to people - out of the blue...

  at best, microsoft only responds to requests for information made by the people.

  Try running a system restore point on a date prior to the boot problem.

• I just got a phone call from a guy who said he was a member of the tech teaml windows

  I just got a phone call from a guy who told me he was technical team of windows and someone had attempted to enter into my calculation, I told her that I don't have a computer, then he asked if I had a laptop that I don't have so I told him that. I asked how he had got hold of my phone number and he said they had the info. I wanted to take this more then I asked what was wrong and he said that if I turned on my computer that he would go through it with me. I didn't believe him, but what to do? Needless to say that I hung up on him, but as I am not very computer savvy so I'm a little worried. Can anyone help please. Thank you

  It is a SCAM, you did the right thing hang up on him. He just wanted your information so he could use it for illegal purposes.

• I get phone calls from an unknown number who claims to be from Microsoft.

  Original title: phone call

  At got a call from person than me- CLAIMED they were from the "Windows Operations" CLAIMED it was their phone number , they said they had a windows WARNING report and called for help.  Who is calling and why?  Is there a way I can see if I have questions about my computer showing the functioning issues?

  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/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.

• Appeal of scam of the person who claims to be from Microsoft

  I just got a phone call from a foreign-sounding man, claiming he was from Microsoft and that if I did not comply with certain procedures on my keyboard, I drop windows 7 within a period of days.

  To start I found it very difficult to understand and secondly a little suspicious to receive a phone call... (How many phone calls that would take to all windows clients) 7

  I asked the phone and a few seconds later, he called again.

  I keep my updates of microsoft... to this day and all my other accounts etc.

  If someone can advise. Thank you.

  Stem

  Original title: strange phone call

  Hello

  It's a scam.

  Continue hanging up on them if they ring again AFTER that you told them that you contact law enforcement on their subject

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

  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.

  What to do 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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  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.

• I have to get someone who claims to be from Microsoft

  Hello and thank you in advance for your answers.

  I get phone calls from a person claiming to be from Microsoft. They want to inform me that my computer is infected by a visrus and I need to do something for them.

  They call a '7' caller ID and said that their name is Jack Thompson of the section of technical support from Microsoft. The callback number is 302-721-5254. Mr. Thompson is not a common name with people that the voice has a strong accent associated with a person of the India.

  I've learned in the past that it is an appeal from the scam and what they are looking for is someone to use or to hack computer.

  This is the case and if he who report these people?

  Thank you

  TexasJim/1Bail-obligations

  Saturday, April 28, 2012 00:43:14 + 0000, TexasJim/1Bail-bond wrote:

  Hello and thank you in advance for your answers.

  I get phone calls from a person claiming to be from Microsoft. They want to inform me that my computer is infected by a visrus and I need to do something for them.

  They call a '7' caller ID and said that their name is Jack Thompson of the section of technical support from Microsoft. The callback number is 302-721-5254. Mr. Thompson is not a common name with people that the voice has a strong accent associated with a person of the India.

  I've learned in the past that it is an appeal from the scam and what they are looking for is someone to use or to hack computer.

  Yes, it's a scam and that is becoming more and more common lately.
  Just hang up on them.

  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.

  There is no one to report to. Everyone who wants to do something
  about, he already knows about it, but the judgment is not easy.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• I bought my computer in November 2008 and have never received information for the 'free update to Windows 7 ". How to get it?

  I bought my laptop in November 2008 and then left for an exchange of one year abroad. On his return, I learned that the people who had bought a computer with Windows Vista on it received the free upgrade option to Windows 7. I have studied by the retailer and Microsoft, but did not receive any useful information. Would I still get this upgrade? I have my original receipt to prove my purchase of this computer.

  Thank you!

  Hello

  Yes, he had an offer of a free upgrade to Windows 7, but this time the offer has long expired.

  And it will not apply to the date on which you bought your computer, November 2008; you have to buy your computer between June/July? 2009 and the end of January 2010...

  See you soon.

• Guy has replaced my hard drive and installed the bad copy of windows 7

  Help

  My laptop came pre-installed with windows 7 Home premium... I had to have my hard drive replaced... the guy who succeeded him installed windows 7 ultimate... the program is fake and I had no idea until the message has popped up... How can I uninstall and recover my old windows Home premium

  Order a disc of repalcement:

  http://forums.Toshiba.com/T5/system-recovery-and-recovery/recovery-media/TD-p/9148

• Your business contact people by phone about computer problems? I received two calls from someone who claims to be from Windows...

  Your business contact people by phone about computer problems?   I have never contacted Windows on any issue with my computer, but I got two calls from someone claiming to be Windows and telling me they call about a problem they see with my computer.  I hesitate to give any information to anyone by phone.  Help!

  Hello

  This is just another SCAM

  Microsoft does not contact you unless you request them

  have nothing to do with people who have contacted you

  and certainly no download anything Web sites that they can advise you to go or allow them access to your machine remotely

• I received a call today from someone who claims to be from windows

  Hello

  my antivirus expired a few days ago and since my pc has been slow and does not start on a number of occasions so update internet security was already a priority, but today I got a call to the United Kingdom from a woman who sounded Asian. My phone reception was poor and I could barely hear what she was saying half the time, but she said he was calling from windows and said that my PC is downloading from several viruses that have access to my personal data and sending it. She told me to turn on my pc so that she could show me where to lay the problem and how to solve it, she said also that I had been sent a message windows or a warning. I told her 3 or 4 times that I had not had my laptop available, claiming that it was in my car of partners before the message finally seemed to sink, she asked what would be the right time to call me back and I said after 18:00 Fortunately, I am familiar with remote access facilities and became suspicious immediately when told she was calling from windows and therefore , I'm not going to follow other instructions later today it must call back - surprisingly seems to have no message or alerts Windows as she claimed - I just hope that others are on their guard against scams like this.
  Thank you
  Kay

  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/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.

• Please can someone help I received a call from somone who claims to be from technet on errors and event viewer warning it could be scam a caller?

  Also how can I resolve this issue my computor is very very slow and I have a very fast broadband connection. My computor is a HP and running windows 7 (I think). I'd appreciate any help that anyone can give me at all on this.

  Thank you.

  Jeannette145.

  Any reputable company will call you out of the blue, and they have no access to your computer, unless YOU have given them access.

  Most likely a scam - hang up on them.