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Sorry but I didn't know where to ask! I received a call with this number as the caller ID where the person said, "this is a courtesy call to our Windows customer". The caller proceeded (with a very think Indian tongue...no insult intended) to explain that my computer may be infected and he needed access to see how bad the infection may be.

I refused and he insisted that I give him a more convenient time to allow him onto my computer. The question is; has anyone else received such a call?

 

It reads like a scam that's been happening for some months now - the call comes in via Skype or other VOIP service that means that they're virtually untraceable.

It's a scam to get you to purchase crapware programs, iirc.

 

Sounds like the Ammyy scam.. I would just hang up immediately if they call back, the less information they get from you the better.

http://forums.serif.com/showthread.php?t=86014

 

Have never known of Microsoft calling about Windows?
Also, how could they tell if you were infected? Monitoring everybody?
SCAM.

 

Thanks everyone, google was not helpful, but I knew MG was where I'd find my answers.