The last post was over 6 months ago so I thought it was worth saying that they are back at it. I was on the other line, luckily, so I didn't answer it. Looked up the number and found all these posts. Good gracious!
same thing happened to me. they said they were hired from microsoft when i said that my computer was working just fine they said it was a glitch that i was unaware of lol
SEVERAL SCAMS ARE BEING RUN ON THIS PHONE NUMBER
YOUR-PC-IS-INFECTED SCAM http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cold-Call-Tech ... on-150170.shtml
ADVANCED-FEE-FOR-SOMETHING SCAM http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtm
YOU-OWE-MONEY-FOR-LOAN SCAM http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/paydayloanscam_120710
YOU-COMMITTED-A-CRIME-1 SCAM http://www.justice.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2010/denver111010.html
YOU-COMMITTED-A-CRIME-2 SCAM http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2009/ucm195814.htm
YOU-COMMITTED-A-CRIME-3 SCAM http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/specialalert/2010/sa10131.html
Beware the advance-fee scam can be for anything - grant, loan, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc.
Report to the Internet Crime Complaint Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG, as appropriate.
I've gotten two calls from this #, both when working my computer and believe something on my PC triggered it, yet my virus scans are upto date. The second call, I talked a few minutes as I was very suspicious. After a couple of minutes, I asked if I could record the call, he said I could then hung up.
They have called me a spanish man couldn't understand him wanting to know about my computer having errors, I asked if he was from Microsoft and he says yes. I gave him no info but he just kept on and on trying to get my info til I hung up on him.