I had a call from the same number in Canada stating that my computer is infected with a virus which could not be detected by an IT person. They called several times as I did not show any urgency.

lmao...  uh huh.

F*** U... U SON OF A BI*** WE R NOT SCAMMER................. _|_

I got a phone call today from Jeniffer Florence  Florida USA she told me that she works for Microsoft Technical support my Computer is Hacked. I asked her I need your Toll free number she gave me 760-283-1718. I new knew right away some thing going wrong (Scam).

Well, "Alex Willam" from "Windows I.T." called me. I've learned a few things tonight.

1. When you're computer has virus's it is very sick.
2. I have a Window in my computer
3. My Window CAN send information when not connected to this thing they call the internet.
4. Its a sin to not have the internet.
5. "Alex Willam" is East Indian
6. His number is, 1-760-283-1718
7. His number doesn't work
8. Its much more fun to play with these guys than it is to get mad and hang up.

It was actually kind of fun to listen to their version of a "Sales pitch". Absolutely no clue how to deal with a person that asks them very reasonable questions like, "If you're from Microsoft and have my "registered" windows ID, why don't you also have what type and model my pc is, what my email address or name is, or why wouldn't you (you being microsoft window tech dept) just post the need for repair on windows update?"
I think he hung up around ". . . why wouldn't you. . . "
Kinda fun actually

I just received a suspicious telephone call from a man with a thick accent who said he was calling from Microsoft to fix my computer which has been sending out error reports.  He was quite persistent that I get in front of my computer right away so he could fix the problem.  Because I have been experiencing some error popups and computer slowness, I continued the discussion for a few minutes asking him questions.  In the end I said I was just too skeptical and asked for his name and number so I could call back.  The name and number I was give was John Wilson, 760-283-1718.  I was told this is the telephone number for the head office of Microsoft in California.  A quick search in Google suggests this is a scam.  The call display on my phone read:  V4211447310002

Started with a woman named Anna who couldn't answer my questions. She transferred me to supervisor Jason green with a very thick accent, I'm going to say From India.  They told me my IP address was infected and if I don't do something about it everything that signs into my wireless would be infected and said I would be charged if anything malicious happened with this IP address. Made it sound like I was going to jail. Told me if I got served with papers they would too then I would call them yelling and abusing them for allowing my computer to do illegal things.

don't answer hang up

yes I got scammed by these #$%&^#@ too and I let them on my computer, and they took a payment for 299.99 us

Today I got a call from a john smith who was Indian and said he was a tech-windows guy or something...they told I had computer problems and ask if I could pay 19 dollars for a faster computer and no viruses something like that,so I have them my credit card # cuz it seemed pretty real and they ended up hacking and blocking my lap top and charging over 200dollars for nothing! Also, they got on the webcam and took pics of me and my daughter! Oh wow...

recieved call from these guys and got a far as getting on my computer and puting password in iI unplugged internet   next I rebooted and could not get on due to them putting password on  i fluked out i managed to put in numbers and got back in 1234----  i upgraded security and still have minor issues but i am lucky at this point

I received a phone call late last night from  "Eric" at 1-760-283-1718.  He identified himself as Windows Tech and gave essentially the same story as others have received.  He was insistent that I go to my computer NOW and correct an "error" message that arose every time I sent or received an e-mail.  I do not use Windows!

I spent almost an hour on the phone with these folks.  They claimed they were calling from Microsoft and asked me to follow directions they gave me to open some windows on my computer.  I went through four people claiming that I could not understand them because of their heavy accent.  We got to a window that asked if I trusted them and I asked why should I?  By this time I was talking to a female and asked her name.  She said, "Kelly" and I said no, what's your real name?  She said that is my real name.  To which I responded, how can I trust you if you lie to me about your name.  I said that was a typical American name and she was obviously not American.  She argued and gave me this phone number to call to verify her identity.  I asked her what address went with the number and she would not give it to me but said to Google it and ask for her.  I disconnected and Google brought me to this site.  Us senior citizens have the time to banter with these types.  Here's hoping my time consuming phone call cost them some money.  I got some chuckles from it.

This number called my elderly mother, who has limited hearing and didn't understand what 'Jessica' wanted from her. She was persistent that my mom had a 'windows' virus that was infecting her computer, and that she needed to go to the computer right away. Luckily my mom told her she needed to call back when her better hearing husband came home, but in the meantime they called back 6 times in under 90 mins. This got my mom so scared and anxious she called the neighbour over to help her unplug all her computers and her wireless routers. These are sick and twisted people that pray on the elderly (or anybody as these posts seem to tell) to steal all the info from your computer and elicit money to get it back. Do yourself a favour- get caller id and don't answer calls from unknown numbers!

http://www.microsoft.com/security/online-privacy/avoid-phone-scams.aspx

Cybercriminals don't just send fraudulent email messages and set up fake websites. They might also call you on the telephone and claim to be from Microsoft. They might offer to help solve your computer problems or sell you a software license. Once they have access to your computer, they can do the following:

Trick you into installing malicious software that could capture sensitive data, such as online banking user names and passwords. They might also then charge you to remove this software.

Take control of your computer remotely and adjust settings to leave your computer vulnerable.

Request credit card information so they can bill you for phony services.

Direct you to fraudulent websites and ask you to enter credit card and other personal or financial information there.

Neither Microsoft nor our partners make unsolicited phone calls (also known as cold calls) to charge you for computer security or software fixes.

Telephone tech support scams: What you need to know
Cybercriminals often use publicly available phone directories so they might know your name and other personal information when they call you. They might even guess what operating system you're using.

Once they've gained your trust, they might ask for your user name and password or ask you to go to a website to install software that will let them access your computer to fix it. Once you do this, your computer and your personal information is vulnerable.

Do not trust unsolicited calls. Do not provide any personal information.

Here are some of the organizations that cybercriminals claim to be from:

Windows Helpdesk

Windows Service Center

Microsoft Tech Support

Microsoft Support

Windows Technical Department Support Group

Microsoft Research and Development Team (Microsoft R & D Team)

Report phone scams
Learn about how to report phone fraud in the United States. Outside of the US, contact your local authorities.

How to protect yourself from telephone tech support scams
If someone claiming to be from Microsoft tech support calls you:

Do not purchase any software or services.

Ask if there is a fee or subscription associated with the "service." If there is, hang up.

Never give control of your computer to a third party unless you can confirm that it is a legitimate representative of a computer support team with whom you are already a customer.

Take the caller's information down and immediately report it to your local authorities.

Never provide your credit card or financial information to someone claiming to be from Microsoft tech support.

What to do if you already gave information to a tech support person
If you think that you might have downloaded malware from a phone tech support scam website or allowed a cybercriminal to access your computer, take these steps:

Change your computer's password, change the password on your main email account, and change the password for any financial accounts, especially your bank and credit card.

Scan your computer with the Microsoft Safety Scanner to find out if you have malware installed on your computer.

Install Microsoft Security Essentials. (Microsoft Security Essentials is a free program. If someone calls you to install this product and then charge you for it, this is also a scam.)

Note: In Windows 8, Windows Defender replaces Microsoft Security Essentials. Windows Defender runs in the background and notifies you when you need to take specific action. However, you can use it anytime to scan for malware if your computer isn?t working properly or you clicked a suspicious link online or in an email message.

Learn more about Windows Defender

Will Microsoft ever call me?
There are some cases where Microsoft will work with your Internet service provider and call you to fix a malware-infected computer?such as during the recent cleanup effort begun in our botnet takedown actions. These calls will be made by someone with whom you can verify you already are a customer. You will never receive a legitimate call from Microsoft or our partners to charge you for computer fixes.

More information
For more information about how to recognize a phishing scam, see Avoid scams that use the Microsoft name fraudulently.

If you need help with a virus or other security problem, visit the Microsoft Virus and Security Solution Center.

To help protect against viruses and other malicious software, download Microsoft Security Essentials.

Windows 8 includes antivirus protection that?s turned on by default.

i too got  a call lastnight and I said I was busy and they called back again tonight.  I got so far into it with them, because I have been having a lot of problems with my computer, so a lot of it seemed legit.... I was still uneasy but when it came time to " pay to update my software security license" or whatever it was, and they gave me the different $$$ amounts, that's when I ended it.  I too hope they didn't get too much info from my computer.  I don't do any banking but I have shopped online.  Hopefully all that info is long gone and protected or something....

These guys called me and got into my computer before I knew it. He said his name was Kevin Wilson, left me an ID number and a return number to call back of 1 760-283-1718. There payment plan options were $199.00 for a 3 year plan, $299.00 for 5 year and $395.00 for life time. I did not give him my credit card info and told him that I would call him back. I called him back the next morning and they answered the call as Windows Service Center. There phone number and location is known so why are they still in operation ?

received a call about my computer and wanted to fix MY PROBLEMS
asked for phone # ` 760 2831718 and ask for mr Johnson
looked at this message board
did not return call after looking at this web site
thanks

Answered a call tonite from a man with a thick East Indian accent claiming to be a technician with Microsoft windows service center. He said my computer is submitting error & corruption reports to head office. He wanted me to go to my computer so he could help me repair the problem. I said I was busy & asked if I could call him back tomorrow. He told me his name is eric carter & to call back at 1-760-283-1718 .... I don't think so!!

Answered call tonite from guy claiming to be a technician with 'microsoft windows service center'. He had a heavy East Indian accent & said my computer has been submitting error & technical corruption reports to head office. He wanted me to access my computer -- i told him i was busy, so he asked me to call back tomorrow @ 760-283-1718 and ask for 'eric carter' to repair computer problems... I don't think so!!

I got a call late at night. They claim to be from a California company called Campaign Developer and the caller, definitely south Asian, identified himself as Jack Wilson. Ha ha. They wanted me to open files on my computer and allow their technician to "fix" it.  Sounds like a scam. Hang up if try call.

I was just called by a gentleman with a strong East Indian accent who said that he was calling from Windows about a series of error messages they were receiving from my computer.  I asked him which computer and he said the one with Windows 7.  I said, which one running Windows 7, please identify it.  He said that all the computers at our house linked to the internet through the same router, so any of them running Windows 7.
I then asked for the name of his company and he said Windows.  I said no, Windows isn't a company, what's the name of your company?  The answer:  Campaign Developers (I think that's what he said), located in Alabama, a licensed support contractor for Microsoft Windows.  I then asked for his name:  Michael George.  I said fine, I'll phone you back, what's your number?  He gave 1-760-283-1718.
I then said, splendid, now what's my name?  He sounded confused, so I explained that if he was getting error messages from my computer and was authorized to do Windows Support, my computer is registered in my name, so he knows my name - so what is my name?
He gave the name under which our phone number is listed in the phone book . . . which isn't my name.  He missed the rather obvious clue that the phone listing is under a male name and I am not a male and don't sound like one.
Terribly sorry, said I, you have made a mistake . . . goodbye . . . then I hung up.
I echo what previous posters have said:  Microsoft does not phone you about computer problems.  Anyone who phones you and claims to be doing so because of something your computer is or isn't doing is a scammer until proven otherwise.

Just received a call from what they said was Windows technical department. Said my computer was sending them error messages and they wanted to help me clean a virus I had. The phone number I got was 1-7602831718. they asked me to logon to the computer and run evenvwr and guided me to an error. They asked me to go to www.ammyy.com/en/download.html  web site and run it. I said I wasn't comfortable with it and they transferred me to a supervisor. He also had an indian accent. I said I will call them back and to give me his number. He just hung up

Received a call just a half an hour ago,from 760-283-1718.People with indian accept pretended to call in behalf of Windows Microsoft regarding our malitious and corrupted files on our computer.We were enough naive to let them look into our computers (my husband and I) before realizing that this is a scam.They insisted to make a payment of $149-1year:$199-5years, $249-for lifetime to keep our computers clean and updated security wise.Could somebody let us know how dangereous it is or what should we be doing once these scamers got access into our computers?

Thank you,

Watchout for these garbage hackers whocall you and claim to be a technician from microsoft, hangup the phone rightaway.

We have been receiving calls from this # for the last few months.  I just got a call this evening and the guy identified himself as Eric Carter ( he had a very distinct east indian accent) who said he was an employee of Windows and was calling from Alabama! I asked for his empoloyee # and he said EW 306 (very unlikely). He was insistent that I go on my computer immediately and he would help me to resolve some of the problems that were causing my computer to generate error reports and also to run slowly. He gave me the above # as his call back # and when I said I was hanging up he wanted to know when I was calling him back.  Do not talk to these guys. They are scammers and are not to be trusted.

Hahah, i just received a call from them too.  He told me the same thing about the corrupted file, but i told him I'm busy atm and asked for his name a number 1-760-283-1718, his name was Austin (Indian Accent too).  So i thought I'd do research on this number too, and this is where it lead me to.  Always ask for their number on the phone and never be afraid of asking them question, that's always the fun part when you try to rat them out.

We just received a call from "Windows Servicing Centre"... I am always leery of telemarketers. The woman had an Indian accent and introduced herself as "Kim deGrew." She explained she was concerned about the corrupt files on our computer. I let her know I am not comfortable with over-the-phone information without doing online research first and asked for a website for more information. She then gave me this number, 1-760-283-1718, and said she was calling from Alabama and she would only be working at this time in the evenings. I asked for a website again as I am not interested in calling and then she said their website is not currently running. I let her know we are not interested and we ended the conversation. She was very persistent and quite good at keeping me on the line for as long as she did. Turns out this scam wants to access all your personal computer data through "Team Viewer" - and they say they will "walk you through it" DON'T DO IT! Here's a youtube video of the same phone scam, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueN1-2lANA

Hope this is helpful...

They are still at it.  They called me at work and told me my computer was being hacked.  I asked him which one because this is my work and we have a lot of them.  Of course he said all of them.  I strung him on for about 10 minutes.  I asked for their manager's phone number so I could confirm this was legit.  He gave me John Wilson at 1.760.283.1718.  After he started getting frustrated he told me that he would shut off my IP address and my computer would be dead forever.  I told him to please do it while I was on the line, I would wait.  That is when he hung up on me.