A "Microsoft Windows Support" person called at 7:08 EST with a destinctive Pakistani accent.
Normally, like "T" above, I do a "pay-it-forward" by wasting as much of their time as possible so it becomes less economical for them to scam other people. But it was a bit early and I just hung up. My record time waster was over an hour, continuously putting them on soft hold while continued on with reading a book. If everyone donated a little time scamming the scammers they would have a hard time retaining their employees.
My husband was watching the morning news on TV when this call came in at 7:30 am from "Martin Grace." My husband answered it, and a man with a thick east Indian accent said we had a urgent problem with Windows. My husband yelled at him for calling so early in the morning and hung up. The same people call my elderly mother-in-law and tell her she has a problem with her windows. She first thought they meant her apartment windows! Then told them she didn't even have a computer. Such parasites!
Got the exact same call from the same person w Indian accent. He told me that I had an issue w my computer and that Windows needed to be reloaded. I have a Mac!
I hung up on him and traced the number.
He is pretty amateurish but beware as non-techies can be taken for $$$.