Dec 21, 2015
Received a call 12/21/15 telling me that my computer had been hacked. (Caller ID on my phone came up US Govt.) First, it was a woman and after asking her questions and insisting on verification, she said she would transfer me to a supervisor. She then put a gentleman on the line who said he was Steven Martin from Microsoft Technology (Employee# SM006) and that our computer had indeed been hacked and it was imperative that I go online with him on the phone to 'fix' the problem. I, of course, asked for further verification and he gave me the phone number 727-235-6462. Said I could call him back and verify. I did not call him back but instead called Microsoft who informed me that they DO NOT make cold calls and that it most certainly was a scam. Scammer appears very well informed and is a smooth technical talker. Do not buy into it - hang up immediately.