Windows 10: Phone Scam call

Discus and support Phone Scam call in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I received a call message from someone telling me that my computer had been compromised and the strange thing is that the caller id was my home phone... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by JimJackson_998, Feb 19, 2020.

  1. Phone Scam call


    I received a call message from someone telling me that my computer had been compromised and the strange thing is that the caller id was my home phone number calling me on my home phone? Then just a few minutes ago it happened again. I answered the phone this time and was told to press one to talk to a Microsoft agent about my home computer losing some sort of license that would allow several Countries to have access to my computer. The man i talked to was of foreign accent and very pushy to say the least. I ask him for his number and he informed me that he would give me that information after he fixed my computer i told him to go to hell and hung up. How could he have called me on my number and my caller id told me he was calling me form my home number?

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    JimJackson_998, Feb 19, 2020
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  2. dalchina Win User

    Phone scam


    I now get no more weird foreign voices claiming to be from Microsoft's technical dept and many other such scams. We have been inundated with rubbish calls- before I added a call blocker device this reached 6 or 7 a day.

    In the UK service providers have added a new free service that means callers are challenged to leave a short message, then press #. My phone then rings, and I have the option to add the caller to my approved list, accept this call but not add it, or simply not take the call.

    I can manually add numbers to the blocked or approved list on line or using my phone.

    The downside is any valid service (library reservations, some bank services) that rely on automated calls fail.

    I have asked my service provider to consider adding a way to temporarily suspend the service.
     
    dalchina, Feb 19, 2020
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  3. Ṣmeed Win User
    Phone scam?

    That's a scam.

    You might want to read:

    Some related and official Microsoft articles:

    Other non-Microsoft, but very good articles worth reading:


    FYI: Official Microsoft Support phone numbers can be found here:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051701/global-customer-service-phone-numbers
     
    Ṣmeed, Feb 19, 2020
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  4. Phone Scam call

    Jsssssssss, Feb 19, 2020
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