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Bottom-feeding Scumbags pretending to be Microsoft Support asking for access to your computer. They are criminals in the making. They are some of the worse kind of persons who prey on other persons. They are, as Diane said on Cheers, "Pond Scum."

Just got a call from a guy saying he was from Windows, to go to the computer and follow his instructions, I said "no way Jose", I didn't receive anything from Windows saying there was a problem. Be careful out there.............

Ditto.  I have received several calls, and at first answered some general questions - "Is your Windows computer running more slowly, lately?" or similar.  I never gave any personal or pertinent info.  

After hearing the person's questions and noting that he dodged some info while proclaiming that he was with Microsoft, I called Redmond, Washington (if I remember correctly - the Microsoft HQ in Washington State) and learned that this is a scam.  

I have put the callers off while reporting the the phone number to Federal authorities.  They played the pointing game - Secret Service told me to call FBI, FBI said it was a Secret Service task.  Things are getting more and more sloppy with law enforcement, unfortunately - funding cutbacks, too much crime, crooks being let out of jails and prisons due to overcrowding (at least in my beleaguered state).

The man (with a heavy Indian accent) called me today, in fact, and I finally told him to quit bothering me, that I had alerted SS and FBI to his apparent scam, and he said, "So what you able to do?"  I said that I am hoping that the officers will serve a search warrant on him and raid and arrest the perpetrators.  He said, "You are not able to do.  Have a nice day.  Good-bye."  Time of call completed: 11-29-2012 1420hrs PST

I would guess that this is a forwarded number from India and our Feds are either powerless, or are being blocked by higher authorities, from doing anything at all.  That's life.  Be careful out there.