I recieved the same call, accused the guy of being from India.  He said he was from California. I told him the number originated from New York and that he was trying to scam me.  He denied it and kept rambling about a virus. I told him to go F*** himself, and in turn he said "f*** you". I would assume he isnt affiliated with Microsoft.

Yes we had two calls from them today. We were not around, but apparently they are persistant. The funny thing is that we have not been on our computer for about 3 days. And I can't recall reporting any issues.

TOTAL SCAM THAT WANTS YOUR INFORMATION. SCUM BAGS.

Name on caller id says New York, NY.  Did not answer.  Never answer these types of calls.

******* THIS IS A HUGE SCAM! *******

I got a call from a private number this morning, telling me my computer sent them messages it was "having trouble".  I told "Jonathan" I could not talk.  He called me back, this m=number showed on my caller ID this time.  I told him..."On the advice of my attorney, I have been advised not to talk to you, this is a scam. DO NOT call me again!"  HE HUNG UP!  

I found this on google....

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/i- ... s-ars-technica/

http://www.informationweek.com/security/manag ... s-7-f/240005023

Got Call that my computer has been "hacked".  Foreign speaking person.  I told not to call me and I hung up.

I've heard about this one. Total scam. Glad i didn't answer the phone. My comp is a mac. no windows anyways. Don't answer the phone if you don't recognize the number. We never do.

This is a scam that will ask you to do several things on your computer in order to "get rid of spyware" that is clogging your computer.  In the least technical terms, they ask you to (unwittingly) give them control of your computer by typing in several commands.  Don't fall for it!  Google the terms "windows+R scam" (include the quotation marks and it will search specifically for the alerts on the scam, otherwise you might be going to websites that are actually promoting this scam instead!!).

Also got a call from a guy with a heavy accent, told me my computor was running slower from all the hackers messing with my computor. (Not true) I finally told him I was busy, thanks anyway, and hung up. Hubby was listening on another phone, said the guy cussed when I hung up. Hubby tried calling the number back but it just rang busy. That's when I googled the number and found this post.

Theses two morons want to show me how to fix my PC.  They say it has been hacked and there was some  malware beeing sent from my PC. So I told him to tell me what my email address,was and he didn't have it. But he immediately ask for it. Go back into the hole you crawled out of.

Two calls today 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM did not answer.  Thanks all for providing your feedback on this number.  Of coarse I am on the do not call list which is apparently a big joke.

about the same as the rest; also calling from other numbers today. reported to National Do Not Call registry, doubt it will help.  Tried that with the Card Memeber Services and after about 3 years and multiple attempts they still call me.

Three phone calls in one day and I spoke with them twice and said take me off the list. They hung up on me. Today I get another call. So far I have 2 different phone numbers from them. Told them not to call again!!!

Said theywould black list me from internet... wanted me to call him back @ 347 481 0023.
said address was 316 adam rd Ny...  is on map... 646 559 6131 shows on google map north of 95
If you have more trouble the closest ny precinct is precint # 122   ph # 718 667 2211

We received a cvall at 8 am today from a middle eastern man saying that his company was getting ye and hung up
messages from our computer and that we had a virus.  He was told our computer was in the shop.

He then said good b

Have been receiving calls from this number since Feb. 27th and usually very early in morning
They told me they were receiving error and warning messages from my computer and they
worked for Microsoft and would fix it...the cost is anywhere from $199.00 to $400.00.
THIS IS A SCAM AND DO NOT PARTICIPATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The number 646-559-6131 has been calling my house for the past week.  Very annoying because it is all hours of the day and night.  I have starting filing reports with the national do not call registry.  If everyone files a report with them, they will investigate it.

Got this call too from NY, NY. This computer virus scam has been popular for a while. A number of my friends and neighbors have fallen for it. Usually the caller has an Indian accent, but it appears now the callers from this number are Asian.
In either case, please know that Microsoft or any other company is not going to call you about a virus. These callers can be very polite, and accommodating to your schedule. They will call you back if you ask and they will give you a number where you can reach them. Don't be fooled. It's a scam to get access to you computer. You've lost nothing by answering the phone. Please don't give them access to you computer.
If you pick up a second call, tell them the virus trashed your computer. It won't even start up, so you brought it in to be recycled and will be buying a new computer that doesn't have a virus.

received a call at 8 am requesting I turn on my computer that there was a problem.  I Started asking questions and they hung up

I got a call from this number at 8:15 A.M. on Feb. 25, 2012.  The caller asked to speak to the owner of the computer and of course that was me.  He told me my computer was hacked and used for criminal activity.  I asked him to identify himself and where he was located.  He said PC Support from New York, I told him I already own a PC support program and he told me to hold the line.  I hung up and filed a police report, scanned my computer for a virus and changed some passwords.   By the way, no virus was found and McAfee would block an intrusion of course.  But I decided to err on the side of caution.  These phishing scams are getting annoying.

Thick African accent - said he worked for Windows PC Support.
I immediately recognized it as a Scam call - I told him I had a MAC, which I don't and he hung up.
So sad that there are so many scam artists out there.

Why doesn't the drop down menu on this site include 'Scam' as a call type???

Unknown number.Did not answer - googled them instead. Thanks all for the info posted. Had there been no info on number would have done my part and answered to check it out so could potentially save others from hassle.

Called at 7:50 AM and again at 11:05 AM 02-22-13.  7:50 am call: Foreign accent. Could only understand Windows something, computer something.  Wanted to speak to computer owner, told him that person was not here,( knew it was a scam) wanted to know if I was family member (which I am,) but told them - "Sorry, I am just the cleaning woman and he hung up. 11:05 am call: we could see same # on caller ID  so we didn't answer.

Received a call from this number at 7:59am.  The person speaking said that my Windows computer had been hacked.  He then asked if I would go online (with the probable intention of trying to get me to allow him to remotely attach to my computer).  When I asked him how he obtained my phone number he freaked and hung up.  I hope they (whoever "they" are), will call back.  Two can play at this game!

Folks, don't buy into this nonsense!  There is no way a legitimate company would know, or care, if your computer is compromised unless you're paying someone to monitor your system; a highly unlikely scenario given the volume of virus and antimalware programs available for free or at a cost (i.e., Norton, McAfee, etc.).

Like it or not, you are responsible for the security of your computer, and unfortunately most people seem to think that virus and antimalware programs keep them safe.  This is only part of the game.  Windows operating systems are probably the most vulnerable of all to attack mostly because it is probably the most widely used OS.  Along with this the US has not yet really come to terms with legislating any really meaningful computer privacy laws.  Add to this that Microsoft is often slow to release patches and fixes for known security vulnerabilities and/or that companies that love selling your information to third parties, and you have a good idea of the extent of the problem.

So what can you do?  Actually quite a bit.

    First, obtain and use good virus and antimalware protection.  I use Malwarebytes Antimalware (the free version), which means that I have to run it every day.  The price of being cheep....
    Safeguard your online privacy.  Two programs I like and use are DoNotTrackMe Plus.  A free program that keeps companies from tracking your online web browsing (mostly for marketing strategies).  It also keeps these companies from dropping tracking cookies into your computer.  I also like and use Adblock Plus (also free).  It really cuts down on those distracting and annoying ads from appearing.  Better still, I have yet to see any loss in functionality in any websites that I visit which can become a problem when using IP address proxies.
    Never allow a company to store information on your computer.  On occasion I used to see a pop up (supposedly from Adobe Systems Inc.), requesting to temporarily store information on my computer.  I find it impossible to believe that Adobe would ever have need to use my meager computer for storage.  Adobe is a multinational company that probably has huge server farms quite possibly all over the world.
    Take the time to educate yourself about computer security and privacy.  It is not as complicated as most people think.  Knock on wood, I have not had a virus or malware threat in several years thanks to taking these few simple precautions.  Because of those precautions when I get calls like the one this morning I know with reasonably certainty that the call is a scam.

I just received two calls from 646-559-6131 supposedly my computer needed help. I yelled @ him because he called @ 7:40 & 8:00 AM. Foreign voice same person.  What can we do to stop these calls. Probably callinf from a foreign country also.  I don't deal with people that I can't understand especially on the phone. When I called the number back it was always busy.

Called today at7 55am. Heavy Indian accent and saidhe is from Windows monitoring  someone has been trying to hack into my computer, was I aware of this? I told him no but I would take care of it myself. He hung up immediately.

I have a Dell I bought a few years ago but no service recently

Called my number @ 9:57 am. Left no message. Will be interesting if he tells me he is from "Windows" since I did not register this computer to any valid phone number that I am using now.

They keep calling my house.They are rude or dont say anything!

Man with Indian accent identified himself as our service provider and said our home computer was suspected
of having problems with virus.  He wouldn't tell his name.