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Tony_FLADEM

(3,023 posts) Thu May 10, 2012, 04:22 PM May 2012

I got a call today from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Technical Support [View all]

and they said error messages were being received from my Computer and it was going to crash in 2 days. They told me to do some something called an "event.vmr" and if there are error messages my computer needs to be fixed. I hate to admit it but I believed them for a few minutes. Then I looked at my caller ID and the number they were calling from is "0". They wanted me to send them $130 via Western Union. I asked what number they were calling from and I then Googled it and I found information pertaining to it being a scam.

I wonder how many people have fallen for that. They got no money out of me but I believed it for a few minutes unfortunately.

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I got a call today from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Technical Support [View all] Tony_FLADEM May 2012 OP

You Should Report This To The FBI Yavin4 May 2012 #1

I thought they were calling from India Tony_FLADEM May 2012 #2

Doesn't Matter. The Crime Was Committed in the USA. Yavin4 May 2012 #5

Agreed. bluerum May 2012 #4

Here's an email link SCantiGOP May 2012 #11

Happened to me, almost fooled me too Politicalboi May 2012 #3

LOL L0oniX May 2012 #6

Here's what you do... Violet_Crumble May 2012 #7

LOL! Poll_Blind May 2012 #9

same here, violet crumble SCantiGOP May 2012 #12

I tried to put moral pressure on the person phoning muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #16

Does Microsoft even have most people's phone numbers? GoCubsGo May 2012 #8

Microsoft Technical Support? HarveyDarkey May 2012 #10

I love these calls jberryhill May 2012 #13

I got one today from "Medical Office". DCKit May 2012 #14

It's BS, pure and simple SwissTony May 2012 #15