Support scam Microsoft technical

I was contacted by someone who claims to appeal to Microsoft alerting me of errors that occur on my computer.  I foolishly stepped in and gave them the identification number of the software so that they could remove the problem. Now, I'm worried that this allows them to my computer and, possibly, access information such as bank details etc. Is this possible?  He withdrew the icons of the screen, done the screen off and told me that he had wiped it clean and I wouldn't be able to use it, at least I enabled him to put some software and pay him £35.  I turned off the computer at this point.  At giving them id only. made me vulnerable?

Thank you

I was contacted by someone who claims to appeal to Microsoft alerting me of errors that occur on my computer.  I foolishly stepped in and gave them the identification number of the software so that they could remove the problem. Now, I'm worried that this allows them to my computer and, possibly, access information such as bank details etc. Is this possible?  He withdrew the icons of the screen, done the screen off and told me that he had wiped it clean and I wouldn't be able to use it, at least I enabled him to put some software and pay him £35.  I turned off the computer at this point.  At giving them id only. made me vulnerable?

Thank you

As you realize now, it was not Microsoft, but was a scam and that is becoming more and more common lately.

But even worse, if you let them into your computer, who knows what damage they did here or what confidential information they stole. So, if you did. I highly recommend that you do both of the following immediately:

1 do a clean reinstall of Windows.

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

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