Anyone else been getting phone calls from "Microsoft"

[The_Imp_ZA]

This is the first time that it's happened to me, but one of my buddies said that it happens to him quite often. A very Indian sounding man phoned me (on my home phone) today. I could barely hear him because there was so much background noise, but he wanted to let me know that he was from 'Microsoft' and he wanted to know if I had a computer.

Now, I'm fairly sure that if you use a Microsoft product like Windows, you would have a computer. I tried messing with him a little bit, but he wouldn't budge, and kept asking me if I had a computer. Never even gave me his name

I've heard that there was a scam doing the rounds where people would say that they could see a problem with your pc; it was infected with "viruses", and would send you to a link where you could input your details and "fix the problem".

I guess I could've told him what he wanted to hear, but honestly I wasn't really in the mood for it today. I can't seem to find the number on my phone's history, otherwise I would post it here

Anyone had similar experiences recently?

[matt]

Ya, my mother in law got a call like that a while back, so she told them that she uses a mac. I got one as well another time so I hung up on them because it's an obvious scam.

[MissileToe]

so she told them that she uses a mac

That's what I do.

I've gotten calls from them several times. It's gotten to the point where I don't answer the landline anymore. If anyone wants me, they can contact me on my cell.

[matt]

That's what I do.

I've gotten calls from them several times. It's gotten to the point where I don't answer the landline anymore. If anyone wants me, they can contact me on my cell.

Thing is, she actually does use a Mac, she got all annoyed with them like how could my Windows have a problem if I'm on a Mac?

[Ike_009]

Thing is, she actually does use a Mac, she got all annoyed with them like how could my Windows have a problem if I'm on a Mac?

Bwahahaha, Nigerian scam fail right there

[Pooky]

They phone my gran from time to time. She doesn't even have a computer.

They apparently get you to install some remote control software on your pc so they can 'fix' it.

[oltman]

yeah, this scam has been going for ages. they ask you to go to a PCAnywhere type website and then they control your PC. i spent 30 minutes with a guy on the phone and i let him chase me around. it was quite a laugh. wish i recorded it, so you all could laugh too

[Tsar]

They phoned me a long time ago. They asked me to check my windows and I said I don't own such evil technology and he didn't know what to say. Some guy from India

[AlphaJohn]

Happens all over, also got one some time ago.

Pretended I was a dumb user that could not get "their" remote admin application to work on my PC... only to reveal about half and hour to an hour later that I was using Linux

[to0kenZA]

OMG yes, I've been waiting for this post...

And yes, many times. The first time he phoned I was thinking to myself, almost immediately, what is this kak?

After that I told him very mooi to loop kak. I'm very worried for the not so computer literate people, especially older folks like our parents etc that's going to be taken for a gap by these okes. I educated my folks about this very quickly though and I'd suggest you do the same before these scammers get hold of some of their valuable information.