I just got a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. They said I had a virus on my computer and I needed to give them my personal information so they could remove the virus.

I told them I was going to call the cops and not to call again.

Nice work, I would call & turn over the number asap....

I just got a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. They said I had a virus on my computer and I needed to give them my personal information so they could remove the virus.

I told them I was going to call the cops and not to call again.

 

Unfortunately this is "common", and not just

Microsoft.

 

Microsoft is, in fact, suing over this very type 

of scam.

 

http://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2014/12/18/microsoft-takes-action-tech-support-scammers/

I just got a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. They said I had a virus on my computer and I needed to give them my personal information so they could remove the virus.

I told them I was going to call the cops and not to call again.

 

What's the Deal ?

 

I don't really appreciate being hung up on like that ~

 

I was just trying to help . . . . . .   

 

Happy Holidays

 

 

A-Jay

I get calls from the NJ police depts. I tell them send me a written request.  Then hang up.

 

If God called me. I would tell him the same thing. Can not assume anything anymore.

I get calls from the NJ police depts. I tell them send me a written request. Then hang up.

If God called me. I would tell him the same thing. Can not assume anything anymore.

Do you mean George Burns?

Do you mean George Burns?

Nope he is referring to me.

Now where did I put my d**n thunderbolts!?!?

I just got a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft. They said I had a virus on my computer and I needed to give them my personal information so they could remove the virus.

I told them I was going to call the cops and not to call again.

 

Tell the caller that you'd be happy to provide any sensitive information he desires,

as soon as he connects you to "The Interview" on Microsoft Xbox  (meet nonsense with more nonsense)

 

Roger

Do you mean George Burns?

 

Say goodnight Gracie

Tell them that you'll provide them with any sensitive information they desire,

as soon as they connect you to "The Interview" on Microsoft Xbox  (meet nonsense with nonsense)

 

Roger

Found that online and only got about 15 minutes in and stopped watching

I keep getting phone calls for ADT. not sure if its a scam or not but my pitbull is my alarm system.

Get that Microsoft call from time to time. Numerous attempts to get them to stop calling has failed. Annoying.

This problem will only be solved when the scam artists start bugging the Hollyweird types.

 

Look at all of the sudden outrage on hacking when Sony got the same treatment regular folks have been putting up with for years.

I get the "your computer is infected" call about once a month. The guy has an Indian accent. I always tell them I don't own a computer. That will get you a long pause

I get the "your computer is infected" call about once a month. The guy has an Indian accent. I always tell them I don't own a computer. That will get you a long pause

Hmmmm...

Hootie

I get the "your computer is infected" call about once a month. The guy has an Indian accent. I always tell them I don't own a computer. That will get you a long pause

Lol. I have told them we only have Mac computers and get that same long pause.

Bad stuff man... This plus the hacks against MSoft and Sony aren't good either..

Bad stuff man... This plus the hacks against MSoft and Sony aren't good either..

I don't view it as bad as most people. All they did is shut down the gaming servers. Compared the the Sony hack a few years ago. This is just a inconvenience.

Sometime when I have time,I will stretch them out and hold them on the phone as long as possible.

Other times I will lay out some of the most vile language and expressions that come to mind.

 

What ever you do ,don`t try to logic with them.

 

If you cooperate  and do what they say, your puter will lock up tight and you will be held financial hostage. You may or may not ever get it back to normal. That happened to a naive  friend of a friend

C.22

Usually I just hang up but the last time they called I decided to mess with them. He said his name was Mike "I think?" and said my computer was sending him error messages. When he ask my name I said Habeeb then ask if he knew the Slum Dog Millionaire?He hung up without fixing the error messages, Microsoft systems support needs to hire some better employees.

 

Allen

I build my own computers, and I am my own tech support. Makes life so much easier in this wonderful digital world we live in.

Hootie

The easiest way to deal with these people is simply, to hang up,  But just before you "disconnect",  hover your phone over the toilet bowl, flush, then hang up.

I thought I should post a comment because I got calls like that, too. The latest was last week from this 425 phone number. Caller claimed their server monitored a virus in my computer and that he needed to gain remote access to fix it or else the virus would leak personal info saved on my computer to the cyberspace. Lol! As much as he was trying to scare into following his instructions, I knew better. I hung up. He just wasted a good 15 minutes of my time.

actually you wasted 15 minutes of your own time.

The most interesting calls are those that show your number on the caller ID display.  We never answer a call that has our number as the caller.

 

Actually we do not answer any calls where we do not recognize the number.  If the caller wants to speak with us, they can leave a message, identifying themselves.

I can't believe there are people stupid enough to fall for scams