I ALSO GOT THIS CALL SAYING IT WAS MICROSOFT AND TRYING TO GET ME TO DO THINGS WITH MY COMPUTER - I WORK FOR A POLICE DEPT. SO I AM VERY AWARE OF SCAMS. I TOLD THEM THE POLICE WOULD CALL THEM BACK - THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER AND THEN LAUGHED AND SAID SURE YOU WILL. MY SARGENT AT THE POLICE DEPT IS CALLING THEM NOW!!
Got a call from this number, said they were Microsoft Windows tech and that I had downloaded a virus. Wanted me to download remote access software so that they could "help me before my computer completely shut down."
These guys have been calling off and on for months.
I got them to leave a number. the number 347-796-4500
I called them but they did not pick. but they did call back.
The wanted me to visit a web site. Googling the web site gave information on the scamming.
see this on the about.com web site concerning the scam
I ALSO GOT THIS CALL SAYING IT WAS MICROSOFT AND TRYING TO GET ME TO DO THINGS WITH MY COMPUTER - I WORK FOR A POLICE DEPT. SO I AM VERY AWARE OF SCAMS. I TOLD THEM THE POLICE WOULD CALL THEM BACK - THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER AND THEN LAUGHED AND SAID SURE YOU WILL. MY SARGENT AT THE POLICE DEPT IS CALLING THEM NOW!!