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
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I lost my msn home page and you want to restore my computer as of May 1, 2011.
Original title: how to restore my computer to 1 May 2011
I lost my msn home page and you want to restore my computer as of 1 May 2011, how to do that
Hello
1. what browser do you use?
2 have you tried to set the msn home page and check?
3. may I know why you try to restore the computer to May 1, 2011?If you have any restore point created may 1, 2011, you will be able to restore it to May 1, 2011.
See the following article to do the same thing.
What is system restore?
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore -
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.
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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.
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This morning, I got a phone call from an Asian man, saying: he has worked with microsoft, I found it very difficult to understand what he was saying and to rehearse a lot, he mentioned "Alureon" and says that my computer is one of the computers on crash today... He then wen on say that they should do support remotely. to help solve the problem, stupidly and against everything I've known I have allowed him... .it all seemed very alarming... it said my computer was about to crash in a few moments and I had to buy the red shield to protect... I hung up, but they called back... ultimately I told them I wasn't buying any and at this point, he got quite angry and asked me why I was wasting his time. How can I check my computer to make sure they did not hurt? and they can access my computer later? I'm asuming that Microsft had nothing to do with it.
Hello
It's a scam.
If you gave them remote access and you do Internet banking, contact your bank, 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.
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.
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.
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has received a call indicating that they are microsoft tech
make calls - asking for the number of Internet service provider or asked me to put a number in - ask for her number and I can not only outside.
It's a scam.
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx
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Original title: phone call received the support of windows, and the requested access to my computer.
Phone call from 684-236-5238 who said support technology windows and requested access to my computer to detect problems. I have been denied access. This call from you or is it a hoax.
Phone call from 684-236-5238 who said support technology windows and requested access to my computer to detect problems. I have been denied access. This call from you or is it a hoax.
It's a scam. I'm glad you don't fall for it.
For more information, see the following:
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/08/tech-support-phone-scams-surge/
Kind regards...
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I have just started with a new internet provider and get phone calls from a source to say that they are windows and the need to access my computer because its infected in windows. It is this true.
No, it's a scam, ignore the call.
Just hang up, they are trying to steal your information or to install a virus on your PC.
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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-9158-0079764bb001Avoid scams phone & other support Tech Cyber scams
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspxAvoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently [phone & email]
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/msName.aspx -
Original title: scams?
I continue to receive calls from numbers not available with an Indian accent saying that they are from the Technical Department of windows and I have a problem with my computer. Normally, I just say that I don't have and hung up. Today, I took a little further and he said that they discovered that I had loads of malware/viruses etc and that they could identify with them. I was obviously very suspicious because he seemed to have my correct Windows ID number and with care on 'Run' he told me to type things like cmd eventviewer and inf where he referred to a file 1394.pnf. I stopped while he asked remotely to access my computer. However, I got a phone number 01916450337 and his P786000 id I noticed that many people are posting on your forum-is this another one of those scams?
Continue to put the phone down. They are all crooks.
They get you to open Event Viewer, because there are words such as 'critical' and 'error' along the this.
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Companys keep the call telling me they are Microsoft and my computer to send them signals of error
Original title: scammedCompanys 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. -
Original title: my computer is corrupt and needs fixing!
I received calls from a person in India who said that they are Windows services centre telling me that they have received the error message saying that my computer is damaged, and they want to help me. But I have not received any error message on my screen. When I asked them how they got my number they said it's from the database of Windows. The number they gave me is 02921252715 and when I called the number of the person on the other end told me that they are a company called Windows e-solution, independent company and is not attached to Microsoft Windows. What should I do? Are these authentic calls and approved by Microsoft Windows?
Hello
Its a SCAM!
Avoid scams to phone for tech support
http://www.Microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspxIn 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.aspxScams and hoaxes
http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/cu_sc_virsec_master?ws=support#tab3Microsoft Support Center consumer
https://consumersecuritysupport.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?altbrand=true&SD=GN&ln=en-us&St=1&wfxredirect=1&gssnb=1Microsoft technical support
http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#TAB0Microsoft - contact technical support
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-supportI hope this helps.
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I tried to use www.findagrave.com for 2 days. I tried 3 different browsers. all say that they are unable to connect. No one else has a problem on this page. I have no problem to do something else. Why, throughout this site I can not connect with? I use it all the time in research. very aggravating.
original title: on a web pageWell, I tried the support page, but I already tried all that. I did a restore full back to factory settings... still cannot have only one page to load. I'll call my dsl provider this afternoon. I don't know what else to do. I can't communicate with Findagrave. I don't have a snail mail address but no phone number. But I don't think that it would be them anyway, if no one else has a problem with this web site. There must be on my end, don't you think?
I don't know what to tell you. There is no problem, it's on your side.
If you care to try it... on the assumption that your user account is damaged.
Create a different user account with exactly the same type of account > connect to it and see if you can access this Web site.Personally, I doubt that will solve anything, since you already restored your computer to factory settings.
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Safari and Firefox needs ways to enable/disable/hide (the menu and via shortcuts) tabs, Favorites (bookmarks) bar, (and bar address [which do not have Safari]), so that they are visible to a person who you show your screen not visible on just one full screen. Yes, you can expose a screenshot that excludes one or more of these bars, but it is a nuisance to have to do, and in any case, that still leaves the problem of the bars being visible to other people who show you your screen.
The extension does not hide the toolbars?
On Mac in mode full screen isn't really full screen and don't cache not toolbars like on Windows and Linux.
There are extensions to hide specific toolbars if you can't do via "view > toolbars".
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Hello - I've subscribed to the game, in order to have my library is available with several devices. I also had a lot of songs to convert from vinyl but 128 Kbps. I hope that the game would IMPROVE those at 256 kbps AAC. It didn't happen, and so I left my lapse of a year subscription. Now, most of the songs in my library always show a dotted line Cloud icon, indicating that they are evaluated for the match. Why? And, in this situation, I'm not able to access (play, download, move to the playlist, etc.) these songs. Once again, why? What Miss me? Thanks in advance.
Hello
This suggests that the tracks were not on your hard drive when you remove match. Did you delete the originals so you can stream from the cloud? You save the originals before signing up?
Jim
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