People claiming to work for Microsoft tell users their computers are infected and being used for attacks on other computers
Telephone calls suggesting that they're from Microsoft saying they can fix a fault on your PC up are always a scam. Take our advice and just hang up
Microsoft has revealed a worrying trend that computer security cold-call scams are leading to wider fraud
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Scammers are calling unsuspecting computer users and offering to 'fix' their PC for a big fee. One scammer contacted us. Our video shows what happened next
A Computeractive reader was cold-called by the so-called "Windows Service Centre" - we called them back to see what they do, and filmed the results.
Scammers pretend to be from Microsoft, tell victims their PCs are infected and try to extract money for technical support
New agency will collate information, provide advice to victims and push for investigations into scams to be launched
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