Is 'Windows Support Services' a legitimate Microsoft Co?
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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 10 Aug 2010 18:23 If you think the calls were legit, I've got several bridges you may wanna buy... Dave F. wrote: > Hi > > I live in the UK. > > Today I received a number a cold calls from the above company, telling > me I had a number of problems with my PC which they'd gleaned 'from > information sent from my router' & wanted to 'turn my computer on so > they could fix it for me." > > I sounded like they were come form an Indian call centre. > > I hung up each time, but they 'phoned back. > > > The last call, when asked if he was working for Microsoft he said yes. > > But alarm bells were still ringing (how did they get my telephone > number?) so I didn't do anything & just hung up. > > But just to check & maybe a heads up to others, I thought I check here > to see if might just be a legitimate MS service (although I doubt it). > > Ta > Dave F.
From: Mi Tasol on 11 Aug 2010 18:13 On Aug 11, 8:23 am, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > If you think the calls were legit, I've got several bridges you may wanna > buy... > > Dave F. wrote: > > Hi > > > I live in the UK. > > > Today I received a number a cold calls from the above company, telling > > me I had a number of problems with my PC which they'd gleaned 'from > > information sent from my router' & wanted to 'turn my computer on so > > they could fix it for me." > > > I sounded like they were come form an Indian call centre. > > > I hung up each time, but they 'phoned back. > > > The last call, when asked if he was working for Microsoft he said yes. > > > But alarm bells were still ringing (how did they get my telephone > > number?) so I didn't do anything & just hung up. > > > But just to check & maybe a heads up to others, I thought I check here > > to see if might just be a legitimate MS service (although I doubt it). > > > Ta > > Dave F. Install caller ID on your phone system and then provide the number to whatever passes for a fraud squad in your town
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 11 Aug 2010 18:20
Why should I do that? Mi Tasol wrote: > On Aug 11, 8:23 am, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> If you think the calls were legit, I've got several bridges you may wanna >> buy... >> >> Dave F. wrote: >>> Hi >> >>> I live in the UK. >> >>> Today I received a number a cold calls from the above company, telling >>> me I had a number of problems with my PC which they'd gleaned 'from >>> information sent from my router' & wanted to 'turn my computer on so >>> they could fix it for me." >> >>> I sounded like they were come form an Indian call centre. >> >>> I hung up each time, but they 'phoned back. >> >>> The last call, when asked if he was working for Microsoft he said yes. >> >>> But alarm bells were still ringing (how did they get my telephone >>> number?) so I didn't do anything & just hung up. >> >>> But just to check & maybe a heads up to others, I thought I check here >>> to see if might just be a legitimate MS service (although I doubt it). >> >>> Ta >>> Dave F. > > Install caller ID on your phone system and then provide the number to > whatever passes for a fraud squad in your town |