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• possible scam of phone microsoft

  Hello - I got daily phone calls from "No. Caller ID" people claiming to work for Microsoft with regard to hacking my account. All of the appellants had an Indian accent and some have hung up when I asked for a number to call back on until today.

  An Indian lady gave me his details and asked me to call her back on:

  Microsoft, Thames Valley Park, Reading

  1721 employee ID

  Amanda Parker

  0118-328-2346

  still sounds dubious and I not call her back, as the "Amanda Parker" does not sound of Indian decent?

  is the normal procedure of Microsoft to call me by phone without previous introduction of myself?

  I recently lost a laptop computer so am curious, could be something to do with it?

  Help, please?

  Thank you

  Paul.

  There is information in my previous answer on how to report it.

  Sometimes 1000 times a day all over the world.

  Report phone scams

  • Help Microsoft to stop cybercriminals in reporting of theinformation about your scam phone.

  • In the United States, use the form of complaint to FTC Assistant.

  • In Canada, the Canadian Centre for fight against fraud can support.

  • In the United Kingdom, you can report the fraud as well as the unsolicited calls.

• Scam phone calls re malware indicating that they are "Microsoft."

  Hello I get a series of scam phone calls indicating that they are of "microsoft" and say that I have a problem with my computer. The numbers on the caller ID of the phone are: 002133333206, 003105999211, 002532362020, 002063971113, 003606339006, 0013212000143 and 001753615204. They also asked me similar question such as if my computer is turned on and that it /she (because sometimes it's a woman's voice and, sometimes, a man's voice) can fix it. I always tell them that I'm not interested in such a way they cling fast to the phone. Can you please review?

  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)

  It's just a technical forum, so we cannot investigate these people. You should contact your local police or the authorities for this.

• I received a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft, it's a scam phone call?

  I received a phone call from someone who claims to be from winddows.  He asked me to let him helping me adjust my event log to make it safer.  Was - this legitimate?

  Hello

  No, it's a SCAM!

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

  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.

• 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.

• How do contact you windows to report a scam phone call

  Hi I was just wondering how do you report this scam to the phone call, you go to your local police or don't expect, or how can contact you with windows, I get these calls every day telling me I have a virus and to turn on my computer, it is a call of the Indian region, but the problem is that they call my house number and I don't have my home number recorded by windows / hotmail. So how they got, it's unreal. I was wondering if anyone can help urgently! Thank you

  Hi Niamh,

  If you know who is in contact with you, then you can either call their phone service provider and ask them to try to block the number or contact your local police.

  Microsoft has nothing to do with those calls.

• do phone microsoft to say there is a problem with the download of updates and offer help

  I got a phone call from a woman with an Indian accent, saying: I had a problem downloading of updates and I had to go online and she would help me. It's a real call from microsoft or some sort of a scam

  It's a scam.

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

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

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

  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx

• Scamming phone calls

  I recently received a phone call from someone who said they were by Microsoft and that my computer was in danger from malicious software, etc.  He stressed that he had nothing to do with viruses, etc..   He asked me to connect to my computer and then tell me to hit a few buttons, etc.  At this point, I informed I want that his phone number at Microsoft, and he began to give me his direct line: 201-338-6183. I asked where he was and he said in New York.  I informed him that I would review my own computer for malware, etc. and if I felt that I should remember. Instead, it goes without saying that I did not, did a search on the phone number and found that it was perhaps a marketing scam.  Seems to be trying to sell me a malware program.  I thought you want to know about it.  I don't remember Microsoft never call anything.

  You are not alone! See...

  I received a phone call from someone who claims to have a Virus (August 10, 2009 &ff; 40 pages)
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/thread/4489f388-d6de-416d-9158-0079764bb001

• Scam phone Windows Support Center?

  Hello

  , I just received a phone call from someone claiming to be Centre.They of Windows Support tried to tell me that my computer was damaged and he sent them continually 'wireless error messages.

  I hung up on them thinking that it was a scam but they knew my full name, address & telephone number.

  Jumped the gun by hanging up on them?
  What is the best way to know if the computer is damaged?
  I have Kaspersky Pure on the computer.

  Fake phone calls to technical support

  You have made the right choice.

  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.

• Error report followed closely by scam phone call.__04 June 2010

  Error followed by phone call report scam. (£79 for a new Microsoft license request). I'm in the United Kingdom.

  June 4, 2010

  I, also, have just received a phone call from scam shortly after the presentation of a microsoft error report. The appellant was Asian, as if the others were and he claimed he was from Microsoft. I had downloaded a rogue file that was causing my computer works more slowly and asked me to click on the Start button and open the "run" command, he said. He asked me to type "eventvwr", this brought an observer called window events. He asked me to click on the app and got my attention to the error and warning symbols in the open list. He then asked me to click on system and see the symbols contained in this list. He then said he would connect on a technician who would correct the mistakes on my computer but my license has expired and I had to buy another before PayPal mistakes could be corrected. He quoted £79 when asked. He would tell me how to send money via Paypal when I told him that I wasn't going to send money to anyone. I said, 'as far as I know, you could be a criminal trying to pull a scam. "Anyone can phone up and say these things."  Oops, I had caught. "YOU CALL ME A CRIMINAL. "Well WELL YOU GO COME AND PASS 200 lbs ON A TECHNINICIAN BLAH, BLAH RANT, rant", and then he slammed the phone down. There, he, he. ****.

   

  Hello

  It seems that you had a telemarketing call or what we call a call of the scam. Do not provide a personal information in your.

  If you are in the United Kingdom and the appellant made an offer to help a royalty payment, you should contact the national fraud authority.  Details are on their website at:http://www.actionfraud.org.uk/

  The NFA has pledged to track down and eliminate these criminals, but they need all the help they can get to identify scams, if they do not speak that they can act.

  If you can at least get a website URL, which could be useful in a report.

  Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently

  Cybercriminals often use the names of well-known companies, such as ours, in their scams. They think it will convince you to give them money or your personal information. While they usually use email to deceive you, they sometimes use the phone instead.

  Common scams that use the Microsoft name

  • A person of "Microsoft Support" calls to fix your computer
  • "You have won the Microsoft Lottery"
  • Microsoft "requires credit card information to validate your copy of Windows.
  • "Microsoft" send unsolicited e-mail with attached security updates

   

  Avoid these dangerous hoaxes

  We do not send unsolicited e-mail messages or make phone calls unsolicited request personal or financial information or repair your computer.

  If you receive an unsolicited e-mail or phone call which is supposed to be from Microsoft, and request that you send personal information or click on the links, delete the message or hang up the phone.

  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've been scammed.

  You did not win the "Microsoft Lottery".

  Microsoft customers are often the target of a scam that uses messages falsely promise money. Victims receive messages saying 'You won the Microsoft Lottery!' There is no Microsoft Lottery. Delete the message.

  If you have lost money to this scam, report it. You can also send the police report to Microsoft, and we will use it to help the security forces to catch criminals who send these e-mail messages.

  To protect yourself against these e-mail hoaxes, you can use the same general orientation you use to protect yourself against phishing scams.

  Microsoft do not ask for credit card information to validate your copy of Windows

  We require that your copy of Windows is legitimate before you can obtain programs from the Microsoft Download Center or receive software updates from Microsoft Update. Our online process that performs this validation is called the Genuine Advantage Program. at no time during the validation process we request your credit card information.

  In fact, we collect any information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, e-mail address or other personal information.

  For more information, read the Microsoft Genuine software privacy statement program.

  To learn more about the program in general, see Genuine Windows: frequently asked questions.

  Microsoft sends no communication unsolicited on security updates

  When we publish information about a security software update or security incident, we send e-mail messages only to subscribers of our security communication program.

  Unfortunately, Cybercriminals have operated this program by sending fake security messages that appear to come from Microsoft. Some messages to attract the recipients to Web sites to download spyware or other malicious software. Others include an attachment that contains a virus. Delete the message. Do not open the attachment.

  Legitimate security communications from Microsoft

  • Legitimate communications do not include software updates as attachments. We never attach software updates to our security communications. On the contrary, we refer customers to our site for more information on the update or the software security incident.
  • Legitimate communications are also on our websites. If we provide information about a security update, you can also find this information on our Web sites.

  concerning

   

  Paul

• am a scam of microsoft?

  are these legitimate calls from microsoft?

  Hello

  These are SCAMS!

  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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• Scam phone virus

  The scam reported in the 2012 forum is still ongoing. I get 4-5 a week phone calls telling me to go to the event viewer and look at things, and then type a random URL in my box of Run. The first time I started to follow their directions, and, noting that it was a scam, I reset my computer. But it has happened since then.

  In addition to my name, number, personal information, Dell serial number, express service code, and date of purchase, this guy could tell me as MY HISTORY of COMPLAINT. He could tell me the questions I had when I had specifically called Dell in the past.

  This is ridiculous. The calls come from lots of different numbers to all sites. Worse still, they often come now a hidden private number!

  I was already too disappointed by the Dell customer service as they failed to repeatedly fix the problem of my computer, and then for the last 9 months I have received these scam calls.

  Needless to say, I don't see purchases from Dell in my future. In fact, I enjoy to tell every person I can how horrible my experience was.

  Thank you contact us on the Dell Community Forum customer protection Office regarding unsolicited calls claiming to be from Dell Technical Support. This is currently a vast problem of the industry and affect other well-known companies, including Microsoft, Apple, and in a variation of this scheme, the IRS. We recommend that customers immediately hang up and call Dell if they have the slightest doubt that a call offering support is legitimate.

  We are actively investigating these reports and that it is easier when customers contact us. We have implemented a process allowing customers to report this type of technical support phone scam to https://marketing.dell.com/reportscams. Customers can find phone and Web support options at: www.dell.com/support. Additional information is available about Scammers posing as the Dell Technical Support, and a comment about it is on our Dell business blog...

  Thank you for your participation in our efforts to follow these crooks.

  Sincerely,
  Lorna

• Scam phone calling knows my windows license number?

  I got the call from the scam claiming that my Microsoft Windows system has a virus.  They told me that my Windows license number and they were right!  How did get my license number?

  first of all it is a very common scam.

  They probably told you the OEM SLP key which is public knowledge. Your windows is probably preinstalled, so would the OEM KEY of SLP. An OEM SLP key is common to all the models of computers from a manufacturer and varies only by the windows edition.

  Computers, which are built by large manufacturers provided with pre-installed Windows are supplied with 2 two product keys:

  (A) OEM SLP: this key comes pre-installed in Windows, when it comes to the factory. This key is designed to work with the special instructions isn't on the hardware of this manufacturer. Then, when Windows was installed using the OEM SLP (in factory) Windows 7 key leans on the motherboard and he sees special instructions and activates. (that's why you had no need to turn on your computer after you brought it home)

  (B) SLP COA: it's the product key that you see on the sticker on the side (or at the bottom, [or in the battery compartment]) of your computer. It is a valid product key, but must be used only in certain situations (for example, if the OEM SLP key stops automatic activation for a reason any). The key must be activated by phone. (Note: all manufacturers that use the SLP OEM system are bound by contract to include a certificate of Authenticity sticker (COA), which has a COA SLP key, on the computer)

• A friend received a scam popup "Microsoft."

  She works on computer and got a pop-up "Microsoft", telling him that his computer was in jeopardy and dial this number: 1-800-533-7585.

  Then talked to Bruce, who said he was in California and he took over his computer.  He said where there were security gaps or violates and said she had a Trojan horse and that she had to buy Norton Antivirus.  She got suspicious and called his ISP on his phone.  The woman said that MS would not send this message so she hung up Bruce.  She received an invoice by e-mail of SOFTECH HIBISCUS in Delaware.  (We have the address and phone whether it would be useful to the invoice).

  What programs should we run to make sure that your computer is secure?

  Hello

  Scam.

  Microsoft Corporation and/or their affiliates will never get in touch with you through "popups", phone calls (unless you make arrangements with them), etc.,.

  And your computer does not send reports to someone saying it is infected by malware, errors, software etc...

  As your friend gave them remote access and if they make the Internet banking, they should contact their bank to explain and change password.

  If they use their online credit card, cancel and get a new one issued for them.

  And the only way they will know that they are free of them to back up their data and do a clean install of the operating system.

  ________________________________________

  "Remove Tech Support pop up scam (call for support scam)"

  https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-tech-support-scam-popups/

  See you soon.

• Scam phone Windows: I just had a call from someone who says they're on MS Windows and they received my computer error messages

  I just had a call from someone who says they're on MS Windows and they received my computer error messages. They wanted me to open the box run the program. Anyone know what this type of scam? Happens a little?

  It is a scam, do not give them any personal information.

  Avoid scams that use the name of Microsoft in a fraudulent manner:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx

  From:
  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/03/09/Don-t-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support.aspx

  This is another form of Internet fraud that combines a variety of other common scams - fake security software,social engineeringand phishing.

  Cyber criminals started calling people on the phone, who claims to be from Microsoft and offers help to solve their computer problems. Once criminals have won the trust of the victim, they can do one or more of the following:

  • People thing to install malicious software on their computer.
  • Take control of the victim's computer remotely and adjust settings in order to leave the computer vulnerable.
  • Request credit card information so that cybercriminals can charge for services of can.

  Microsoft will not unsolicited telephone calls to help you with your computer. If you get a phone call like this, hang up.

  If you think you might be a victim of fraud, you can report it. For more information, see what to do if you've responded to a phishing scam.

  For more information on how to recognize a phishing scam, see avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently.