this is a world wide scam, Well done, you didn't fall for his tricks, I am in South Africa and we regularly hear of this going on here too.

I think that you certainly did the right thing. I would let Microsoft know of this. Thank you for the warning. Sarah

Please be careful!
They cannot get your information from Cute -- unless you post it in the open forum. They are calling random numbers hoping for someone to scam. Microsoft will NEVER call you. They do not monitor your computer.
It was very good for you to disconnect from the internet. DO NOT give these scammers any information. If you give out your email address or your credit card information you will lose a lot more than data to them.
It would be wise to have your computer checked and your passwords changed. If you did give out credit card information please contact your bank as soon as possible.

My friend gets calls like this and she doesn't even have a computer. There is always a new scam (although this one has been round for a while.)

The same thing is happening to me....it seems like some sort of scam to hack into your ...whatever it is they want...I thought this was only happening in South Africa..I just tell them I do not have a computer.and on one occasion that I have reported these calls to the police

Thanks for sharing. It is always good to be warned to be on our toes!

I have received one of these calls also, left the guy tell me what he wanted...then when it was my turn, told him that was really funny since I didn't own a computer. Also told them if they called back I would report them to the attorney general in our state. They have never called back. Any call that comes in asking for personnel information always gets the opposite answer they expect.

I got that twice . After the first one I got suspicious and hung up. Called my server and he said They wouldn't call you about that. It was a scam.

I have gotten calls like that to .I just hang up on them.
Lenamae

this is happening in New Zealand as well told them I don't have a computer . They still insisted that they were getting errors from it .

Thanks for the warning about the computer, but you have cut me to the core calling Cute a granny site. WHAT ABOUT DENNIS? And, I'm pretty sure there are a few of us who don't have grandkids yet. P.S. Everybody - Microsoft doesn't have time to initiate calls!

My grandson is 3 and loves to chat on the phone. He enjoys himself and they give up

I had received the same call in the past, luckily I refused the offer, it was a lady....

I get that phone call too ,I usually say I dont have a computer

That's bad! We haven't gotten that call yet but we often get calls to fix our credit cards and we don't have credit cards! They don't care and keep calling no matter how many times we tell them to take our names off their lists. We're also on the national do not call list but some of them don't care. Thank you for making us aware of this. I'll know it's fake if they ever do call!
Meri

My daughter got this call and unfortunately she believed them and she's lucky she didn't have any info of any value on her computer. She made the man so mad when she said she had 2 children to support and she hadn't started her new job yet, he totally wiped her computer and killed it. He did not get any money out of her but he did kill her computer. Microsoft does not call us. Remember that.

That sucks as my kid says !!Thanks for telling us .Can you tell me why or how you shut your computer ??Do u mean u un-pluded it and shut it off .I am not bright at computers hugs and many thanks:):)

Actually they do not say they are from Microsoft. They say they are from Windows and are Microsoft certified. They call me all the time. I tell them to take me off the list. I yell at them not to call. and they still will not. They want to trick you. Beware!

In Australia they have been phoning all the time using different lines of conversation and my answer to them is what are you talking about I don't have a computer and they hang up quick smart...if you have a caller id on you phone it usually says overseas caller...this is one callers reply when I told him I did not have a computer "you should be ashamed of yourself in this day and age not to have a computer...and I replied you should be ashamed of yourself trying to rip people off and his phone was banged down.......lol...soozie

Yup, this is happening in Arizona also. As stated earlier these are robo dialers and when a live person answers they go into their song and dance. Depending on my mood and or stage of aggravation I either hang up immediately or pepper them with a bunch of nonsensical questions ending with a couple lies. Oh honey I cant help you I'm blind. Let me record your number and have my son call you back when he gets off duty from the police department. ;-)

Great to see you being alert to such scams - as so many here have said, microsoft don't make these kind of calls - just another reason I usually answer with "Who's calling please and who do you wish to speak to?"
- if they don't even know who they are calling then you can be pretty sure its a hoax.
Another scam you should all be cautious of is one commonly used to get your personal details for identity theft purposes _ people knock on your door claiming to be representatives from power companies or solar power salespeople and ask to see your latest power bill so they can tell you how they can give you a better deal - (as you probably know its easy to procure what look like writing pens but which actually have micro cameras built into them) so these people then, without your knowledge, can get a "happy snap" of you and of your power bill and are well on their way to stealing your I.D.). If you say that you don't have any of your bills handy and would like to think about it and call their company's office if further interested, they usually say they have just ran out of brochures or business cards or they are so tired from door-knocking that they have suddenly forgotten their own boss's contact details.
One such rogue even had the audacity to ask me for my neighbour's details - not just who they were but who they were employed by, etc. Always hesitate if asked by someone for that kind of information - you are not doing your neighbours any favours if you give their details to strangers.

Last year when I bought my new computer ,it came with 1yr free support.I was amazed when I rang them for help ,that they were able to see what I was doing ,while I was carrying out their instructions to solve the problem.
I usually let the phone ring until the answering machine picks up & someone starts to speak before I answer it.It is amazing how many hang ups there are.Husband usually rushes to answer it & then gets annoyed when somebody we do not knowis on the other end.

There is no way Microsoft would ring you, It's a scam and they are looking to relieve you of your money that's all they are interested in and your name and phone number probably was got from the telephone book, just hang up or if you have a whistle blow it in their ear they can not get into your computer unless you give them remote access. I normally say hang on a minute I just have to put this down and then I leave them hanging there.....................

There's no way they would get your phone number by trolling this site. They might get e-mail addresses from those who are so careless to post them in an open forum and that's exactly why we ask to remove those.
Too bad there are always scams like this, but I can't fathom why anyone would be so gullible as to give the information they ask for over the phone. Or click on those ads that say your computer is corrupted - and those look genuine when you are visited a trusted site.

Glad to hear you were on the ball, these people are an absolute pain if the ring me I tell them "i'm just dashing off to the bathroom can you hang on" and them let them wait until they give up after all their paying for the call..

I have had one of those calls also and said a bad word and hung up on them.

Iv'e also had phone calls as soon as they mention anything like that I put the phone down now I use phone reconission excuse my spelling and if I don't know who is calling I don't answer if they don't leave a message on the answer phone then it's not important for me to speak to them I wouldn't let any one have remote access to your computer they can look at all your information and see what sites you visit and so find out your pass words and private details by pretending to be you

I had a couple of these calls last wk...hung up first time. Next time he called, saying he was calling about windows errors on my computer, I replied..."I do not have a computer- I know who you are- you are a scammer". He got real angry & said, "Ve are not de scammers- you de scammer! You de scammer!" And he hung up. I don't think that one will call again. I read of a lady who pretended to follow his computer commands, and said "oh, there's a pop up". He asked what did it say, and she replied, "that this is a scam". He hurriedly hung up. I think they are rampant right now because of the XP thingy.

My brother-in-law, who does not have a computer has received several of these calls. The third time he received a call, after once again telling the caller he doesn't have a computer, the caller became agitated and yelled, "why you live in America if you have no computer?"

That caller was NOT a Gentleman. I can think of a few other words
Bev

I get these calls all the time...Funny thing is I get right back at them ad tell the off...Not very Christian like. I don't swear at them or anything like that...I just let them know i KNOW WHAT THEY ARE UP TO AND THAT I AM NOT THAT STUPID TO GIVE OUT MY INFO.......then I calmly hang up on them....

Everybody I know has received these calls in Australia. The neighbour up the road had the most fun as she played along with it for 20 minutes or so and then told them she doesn't have a computer. The caller was very upset about that.

Also beware if you are linked to the internet and your computer starts to open and close windows by itself. Or if the mouse cursor is moving by itself. Someone is trying to hack you! Immediately switch the internet off, they are hacking you remotely via the internet.
I was on our home network when the mouse cursor started to move on the screen, and I wasn't touching my mouse! I first thought my son was playing a joke on me, and accessing and updating my computer via the network. When he said it wasn't him, I got such a scare I just unplugged the power cord! I did not want to take time to log off from the network.
That was a very scary moment.

I usually get really upbeat and say something like: "oh how wonderful! I'm a Microsoft Sales Partner, where are you based? Then I ask them what is their Microsoft Sales Partner number?
They usually hang up faster than greased lightning.

I actually did used to be a Microsoft Sales Partner and as far as I know, everyone has a unique MSP number.