Sep 27, 2016
I've dealt with these clowns several times (most often, I just don't answer, but when I know it's the "Microsoft Engineers", I have played with them in the past)!
This is a typical boiler room type of operation whereby a computer calls many numbers at the same time - they get lucky when someone answers, because the now know that's a "hot" number which they'll either come back to later or use it to sell the many thousands to telemarketers/scammers..
Today, my wife answered because the voice was leaving a message (it was a robo call voice) to "immediately contact Microsoft Engineers by pressing 1" She knew I was on my computer at that very moment and thought I might be doing something re the call! No harm, no foul; it just means that I'll get a few more calls than I normally do! As the this particular number, although it's spoofed, I'll delete and block it! ;-)