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    I got an alarm telling me to call a particular number immediately. I think it’s scam. How...


    I was using the computer when I auddenly was interrupted by a screaming alarm and couldn’t budge it. Nothing moved. I called the number on the screen but don’t trust that this was really Microsoft and hung up. Is this scam?

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