800-642-7676 / 8006427676

The recorded message claimed to be from “computer tech support” but didn’t, of course, state what kind of computer. It said the support package I’d bought would be cancelled unless I called back immediately. I haven’t bought any such package, of course. The phone # is a legitimate number of Microsoft, but somehow this scammer has appropriated it.

I received only a partial message from this caller, not enough to describe what kind of BS they’re selling. Look at how many times this number’s been searched...a scam for sure.

Called three times already on a Saturday morning. The Hiya app says they are from Booker T Washington Middle School and it is spam.

A man named "George" with a strong Indian accent called and quickly cited some kind of official sounding something. I couldn't understand him, didn't recognize the number, so I hung up. Then he called again IMMEDIATELY. I hung up. He called again IMMEDIATELY. I hung up. He called again and this time my children answered and called me to the phone. I just left the phone off the hook and didn't answer. There was a warning circulated through my neighborhood watch about "technical support" companies initiating calls to people and scamming them. This call felt so bogus.

This number called me to let me know that he worked for Microsoft text support and he is receiving an error message on his computer that people form other countries are trying to hack into my computer. He gave me the name Mike and a phone number of 909-173-1731

ASUS is recommending Microsoft Office number 800 642 7676. My notebook had a Driver Power State Failure and after refreshing Microsoft Office disappeared. ASUS is recommending me to call to 800 642 7676 - should I call?

The name came up on caller ID as Microsoft, and the phone number on caller ID is a genuine Microsoft number, but this was definitely not a call from Microsoft. Someone was "spoofing" -- giving a fake name and number on caller ID. There are some circumstances when spoofing is legal -- for example, if you are working from home one day and don't want clients to know your home phone number -- but it is illegal to spoof as part of another crime, such as obtaining money by fraud or deception. Microsoft does not call customers to check their computers for viruses, so always be suspicious that there's a case of spoofing, with potential identity theft or obtaining money under false pretenses, going on. Best advice -- don't answer the phone. Second best advice, say something like "I don't deal with scammers" and quickly hang up. Don't get into a discussion, as you might inadvertently give the caller some personal information. And don't curse or yell; you'll be raising your blood pressure, and actually encouraging the scammers to do more of their dirty work. Getting such responses is a total turn-on for many of them. If you think it really might be Microsoft, call the company after you hang up; you'll learn that no one called you and that the company is well aware that such crimes are being committed and trying to work with law enforcement to catch them.

called and asked for my son this afternoon, knew his first and last name, said they were from MS :)

Thats wrong - I've never called microsoft support in the 30 years Ive been a windows & DOS user. Yet I got a silent call from them today. Its not a call back.

I had the same issue and I hung up on him and he called back 12 times then started calling from a different number it's a Robo call