I received a call from this number today. The guy had a strong accent and at first I thought he was from another company which had been harassing me (several calls a week). But he said he was from a Microsoft-authorized tech company and my computer had been downloading and sending out a lot of viruses which had caught Microsoft's attention. So they were here to help. I asked why I should trust you. He said their technicians are all Microsoft technicians or something like that. I said ok, please give me your company's number or Microsoft's number so that I can call back to verify. He hang up without saying anything.
Scammers. do not believe a word they say. they will use multiple scam attempts to scare you or trick you into giving them personal information. Usually the same individuals. a couple guys and a female. They are relentless and NEVER give up. Must be their small brains in use. Any SMART scammer would realize who is not falling for their pathetic scam attempt and will move on. These guys obviously are not that bright. Do not give them money, do not give them or verify information. They are nothing but pathetic thieves who need to get off their a** and get a real job.
I got the call today and I live in Ontario, Canada. Caller had an East Indian accent..said he was with Microsoft and that there was a problem with my computer. It smelled to high heaven right from the get-go so I hung up without even acknowledging the caller. Looked up the phone number and found this wonderful site. Thank you to whoever maintains this very useful site!
This is another variation on everything everyone has said, and you call back and get only a fax machine type sound.
Number was 714-535-7004
I'm sure it's the same idiots calling from another number. I just recently had my number changed and they were calling from a different number before that. Does anyone know if anything can be done about it?