You knew that, but... just in case...
This AM, jeanie called me to her computer to see a big red warning telling her to call Microsoft to prevent access to information on her computer. Mentioned bank accounts etc. and had a number to call... supposedly Microsoft. I called just to see how far it would go,and talked to the usual foreign speaking representative. A lot of doubletalk. He even offered to give me the "main" Microsoft telephone number to check. When I asked him to tell me the number that I had called, he had no idea.
I had to advise him that the "warning" had a misspelled word.
Anyway, as you knew, Microsoft does not make security phone calls.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013405/windows-protect-from-tech-support-scams
One more thing... when you google "Microsoft phone call scam", there are a dozen links... all to Anti-virus websites. This particular "warning" seems to have passed both anti-virus programs on my computer.
This AM, jeanie called me to her computer to see a big red warning telling her to call Microsoft to prevent access to information on her computer. Mentioned bank accounts etc. and had a number to call... supposedly Microsoft. I called just to see how far it would go,and talked to the usual foreign speaking representative. A lot of doubletalk. He even offered to give me the "main" Microsoft telephone number to check. When I asked him to tell me the number that I had called, he had no idea.
I had to advise him that the "warning" had a misspelled word.
Anyway, as you knew, Microsoft does not make security phone calls.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013405/windows-protect-from-tech-support-scams
One more thing... when you google "Microsoft phone call scam", there are a dozen links... all to Anti-virus websites. This particular "warning" seems to have passed both anti-virus programs on my computer.