I got a call from the same number but they never said that they were from "MIcrosoft". They were some support company in states itself. I had issues with my Dell computer for which BestBuy asked for 399 but these guys did it for me in only 199 along with 1 Year of endless support. It was a great experience and it has been 3 months now and my computer works great.
Got a call saying something was wrong with Windows computer. By the way I don't have a Windows computer. He gave me this number to call him back when I could be at my computer and he would tell me what to do to fix it
I also received this call but i do have windows 7 in my laptop. He said that I had errors that I needed to take care of but he wanted to get into my computer to resolve the problem. I could not continue with the call and when i told my friend about this call, he investigated and told me not to call him back and to not give him access to my computer. The weird part is that he knew my name and last name.
This number called me today and told me that a virus was on my computer and that my computer was calling out to microsoft to have it fixed. He knew my first and last name and my number of which neither are public information. He wanted to get into the computer and look at a code that should be in the registry. He told me to call back to 347-923-8760. This is a vicious scam and probably a form of identity theft. The caller id says only Los Angeles area 323-489-7472 which is a free 100 walmaart card.
I got a call today, from 347 923 8760, and he said he was from microsoft and my computer was about to crash and he could fix it. He knew what kind of computer I had and the number of my computer. He said for $199, for a year, he would take out my avg and put in Microsoft Security Shield. Said avg wasn't getting all the virises and this would get them all. Also, for the next year, I can call anytime to fix any problems. My daughter freeking out thinking I was scammed, I don't know but my computer works great now.
Your daughter is correct! Microsoft does NOT call people to "fix" their computer!
The caller tells you they will disinfect or fix your computer at a very reasonable price. After (or, sometimes, before) you send the money, they tell you to click on some buttons and links, so they can disinfect your computer. However, if you do that, you give the scammer full access to your computer, and they will do nasty things, such as steal your card or bank data (if you had it on your computer), steal your contact list, and send friends phony emails. Needless to say, if you sent money, it is gone. If you gave THEM your card number, consider contacting your card issuer!