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Hi all,
Yes, those phone calls from microsoft are definitely a scam. I received one
of those calls a while back and told the person on the phone that I knew it
was a scam and hung up.
I also got a similar phone call from Dish Network a few days ago. It was
definitely a situation where the person had done some hacking into Dish
Network and got our phone number. It was real apparent though by the
questions they asked trying to get information that they really weren't dish
network because they would already know that info if they were really Dish
Network.
Take care.
Lisa
-----Original Message-----
From: Julie A Adkins
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 9:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Strange phone calls from "Microsoft?"
This is definitely a scam. Please do not talk to these people.
Julie Adkins
Assistive Technology Trainer
> On Jun 17, 2015, at 9:42 PM, peter altschul <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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> Hi:
>
> My wife and I have received three phone calls from people identifying
> themselves as Microsoft employees telling us that our computer is sending
> error messages and that our security has been compromised - that a third
> party is using our network for nefarious purposes. They have offered to
> assist us to solve the problem by giving us step-by-step instructions as
> we sit by the computer. My stepson admits to torrenting music, books, and
> movies, and has been suspicious that we are being hacked. My wife and I
> sense that these calls are suspicious, and wonder what you-all think about
> this.
>
> Thanks, Peter
>
>
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