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Fake Tech Support Phone Calls
Unrequested phone calls of this nature are almost always a common scam. Do not give them any info, do not give them access to your PC, do not give them any money and do not go to any websites they suggest. Hang up.
Please see:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/security/online-privacy/msname.aspx .
Microsoft never makes unasked for support or security phone calls.
(these people may use names other than Microsoft as well)
Disclaimer: You use my posts entirely at your own risk. I don't work for Microsoft. I am an unpaid volunteer.
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Hi,
Yes it is a SCAM!
HOW TO: Report the Microsoft phone scam
https://blogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2014/09/18/how-to-report-the-microsoft-phone-scam/
Avoiding technical support scams
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx
Tech Support Scam
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams#If_You_Get_a_Call
Email and web scams: How to help protect yourself - includes what to do if you
think you have been a victim of a scam.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/online-privacy/phishing-scams.aspx
How to recognize phishing email messages, links, or phone calls
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/online-privacy/phishing-symptoms.aspx
In USA you can contact FBI, State Attorney General, local law enforcement 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 would not call you unsolicited. Nor would they know if any errors
existed on your computer. So those are frauds or scams, to get your money or
worse to steal your identity.
Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently - Microsoft does not make
unsolicited phone calls to help you fix your computer
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/safety/online-privacy/msname.aspx
Microsoft Support
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support#tab0
Phone Scams
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0076-phone-scams
Limiting Unwanted Calls & Emails
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/limiting-unwanted-calls-emails
National Do Not Call Registry
https://www.donotcall.gov/
Hope this helps.
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Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows and Devices for IT : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.
Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT 2009 - 2020
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