The only persons who should be touching your computer is you, your manufacturer, Real Windows support that you have called and/or maybe a real live tech you see face to face!

http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases ... rt-refund-scams
http://consumerist.com/2014/01/03/that-guy-on ... ably-a-scammer/
http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/10/pecon.shtm
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/989316
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13376

called and told my husband our computer was hacked we need to send them money to fix.

PHONE # 1-646-475-2216  IS A SCAM!!!!!!     THIS IS NOT MICROSOFT PH NO.

SCAM WARNING !!!!!!    WARNING !!!!!!!!   WARNING!!!!!!!  WARNING!!!!!!     WARNING !!!!!!

MICROSOFT WOULD NEVER CALL USING   "UNKNOWN NAME" !!!!   THEY ARE A HUGE CORPORATION AND WOULD USE MICROSOFT ON CALLER ID/

DO NOT TALK TO ANYONE FROM THE ABOVE PHONE NUMBER - IT IS A SCAM!!!!!!!!!!

Call from Microsoft saying my computer is sending out errors ..... yea right ....

This was a scam!!! This person contacted me on my cell phone and said that he was from Microsoft and that my email had been compromised. He said that there was illegal activity from sources from around the world. He attempted to have me "trouble shoot" my computer. He had an Indian-Bangladesh accent and sounded quite convincing. I did not provide him any information but I had told him if we were to get disconnected would he be able to call me back? He said no but provided me with a bogus name, technician number and phone number.

Got a call from this number today - saying someone was using my computer for illegal activities.  I asked them which laptop because I have two - they couldn't tell me.  Wanted to get some more information from me.  I just hung up on them.  

it is scam they called me, and called back  nobody answered, and machine spanish machine is on

They called over and over asking for someone I do not know.  Said they had talked with this person 10 hours ago.  They called on several different incoming lines.  Blocked all of them.

Get yourself a whistle & blow it as hard as you can when they begin to talk, edventually they remove your number & don't bother you again.I got my whistle last week, so far working nicely.

how do we get rid of these jerks?   this time the call wasn't even in English - but it's usually some BS about my windows service or blah blah blah

I rec a call today about it today about something wrong with my computer

Said my computer sent him a message that it was having problems.   Wanted me to go and turn on my laptop told him to kiss my a**

Someone saying that they were  from Microsoft. Called on my cell. Asked to remove my number. Become very abusive and rude. Hung on him. Number now blocked on my cell.

Called n told me my computer was sending out messages and that I could be notified by police, for criminal activity, these people have no life. I already know better especially since I don't have a computer... then he was like what do u go on the internet with I said my phone he said thru there I said no have a nice life good bye, a total scam

Received phone call advising that my computer was "sending out dangerous messages", unfortunately my wife got scammed she gave out my tel. no's and name! Beware!

Call back to the number was machine aswered in Spanish.

Total scam... computer was off and I had just cleaned it lol total scam!!!!

Returned call and it was in Spanish.  Scam regarding my computer.

MICROSOFT AUTO VOX SAYING MY COMPUTER IS SENDING DISTRESS SIGNALS...BUT I HAVE AN APPLE. SCAMMY