JMH
Emeritus, Contributor
- Apr 2, 2012
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Telephone solicitation scams happen all the time, but now it seems a new type of phone fraud is starting to make itself known.
Colorado's KKTV.com reports that this new phone scam involves a person claiming to represent Microsoft.
Microsoft has sent out a statement about this kind of remote PC repair scheme, saying:
http://www.neowin.net/news/computer-repair-scammers-claim-to-be-from-microsoftThis is a known scam.
Criminal organizations are using Microsoft's name to try to gain your trust.
I can categorically confirm that neither Microsoft nor our partners make unsolicited phone calls to help solve your computer problems.
If you receive an unsolicited phone call that purports to be from Microsoft and requests that you send personal information, hang up the phone.