I live in Canada. Tonight on My ID caller: 971-217-9514 from Oregon, I got a call from a supposed Windows technician named Kevin. He had an East Indian accent. He told me he was from Windows support and he was phoning about my computer. He knew my name. I told him I did not have a computer, whereupon he ended the call. I have had this same type of call from the same scammers using a different number. They have often called me daily for 2 months. It's certainly a swindle. Sometimes they call me to tell me I have a virus on my computer.

If they call you, just say you do not have a computer. My main concern is that they have my name. I am wondering if they got my details by hacking into something.

Received a call from telephone number 971-217-9514 this is a scam. Beware!!!!!!!

Got call from this # to-day it was a lady with thick accent and she knew my name which I never affirmed it was,she said something was wrong with my computer and I just hollered O.M.G. just a minute,andknowing it was a scam Iput the receiver down by my blender and turned it on,prest-o she was gone.Someone told me the next time tell them your computer runs on batteries and its a Fisher-Price.lol will try if this call comes again.

Thers is one of the scammers now
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fo ... 9b-aec78b93f287

BEWARE - Users have been reporting they have received phone calls, some claiming to be from "Microsoft", telling them that that their computers are infected. The caller asks the User if they are online and if their computers are performing slowly.
If their computers are not running, they will ask the User to boot the system and report on the start up time or, if the system is running and online, they will tell the User that a tech can take over control of it and clean a "virus infection".
This is a scam !!!
If you happen to receive one of these phone calls ask the caller for the name of the company, where they are located, and their phone number.
Then hang up and report this to:
IC3 (internet crime)
The Local FBI Office ( if you're in the US)

Microsoft will never , repeat, NEVER , cold call people who use Windows. NEVER !!!

Do not fall for this latest scam.
NEVER allow strangers to take over your computer. NEVER !!!

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/microsoft.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/presspass/ ... g-on-phone-scam

Got the same kind of call as above..funny thing is he wanted to work on my Windows Vista!!!  I don't have a windows Vista and who the heck would trust somebody who wants to take over my computer...