Got a call around 8:30 pm telling me that Windows has been receiving error messages from my computer. Went along with him for a while, played dumb so he went to get a "supervisor," and I hung up. Tried calling 212/828-9094==not in service.
Scam!
Yes, called thick accent called to say my computer had been sending error messages and I had a virus on my computer that It couldn't detect. He wanted me to go to my computer. SCAM ...!!??
The caller said they were calling with Microsoft and that they were alerted to my computer sending in information that was going to make my computer crash. When I asked how they got my number they said from my zip code and then tried to verify my address (which was incorrect).
Then they told me I needed to be on my computer so that he could tell me what to do. When I insisted that he just give me the information and refused to connect to the internet, he disconnected the call.
This company calls me multiple times at home claiming they are calling from "Windows." Though I tell them my number is on our "Do Not Call" registry, they persist in claiming my Windows computer is sending error messages to their server[sic].
I recognize this is a scam, and I wish the FCC would shut these folks down.