Virus scam ?

alggomas

Someone rang me this afternoon saying he was from Microsoft and that they had discovered that someone was sending viruses to my computer that would wipe out my hard drive. I would have to follow certain instructions to prevent this.
I thanked him and put the phone down.
I am sure that this is a scam of some sort as Microsoft would not ring you out of the blue like that.
I know you love your computers but love your common sense first as this can catch you off guard.

Azari

Yes, it's a scam and one that has been running for some time.

No harm in airing a warning from time to time, though.

Omar_Little

Next time you get a call like that, just ask how they managed to get hold of you because you don't have a phone. Then tell them (in English) that you don't speak English.

burnleymik

Scam baiting, it's the way forward:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting

Neal_lewis

Yepp scam - a guy in my last place of work fell for it - ended up following advice - letting them put a trogen on his comp and when they told him the price they said his comp would crash unless he paid - he did - then had to do a format to remove the offending code. Luckily his bank refunded him.....