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Received a voice mail from "Joe Catalone from Microsoft" at 1-800-215-0948 ext. 4392.
My company is deep into MSDN and MS products, but after reading these posts, I think I'll avoid a sales call.
Thanks guys!

Got a call from John, but couldn't understand his last name.  He didn't leave an extension.  I called 1-800-215-0948, but the only options are 1-Enter last name, 2-Enter phone extension, or 3-Leave a message.

Guess John didn't want me to call back very badly, huh?

Received a voice mail from "Joe Catalone on behalf of Microsoft" at 1-800-215-0948 ext. 4392. Did not leave intent of call. Likely, a sales call.

Hi, This is Michael calling on behalf of Microsoft. Please call me back at 800-215-0948 ext 4297.

Received a voicemail from Greg McDonald at 1-800-215-0948 ext. 4387 which urged me to call this number back. I had downloaded the Office Small Business Trial not even 15 minutes earlier.  Wow, they're quick!

Got a call on 10/26/2007 from Ryan from 1-800-215-0848 ext4393, stating to call him back.

Received a voicemail from Ryan Hazel, extension 4393. I downloaded a 180 day trial version of MS SQL Server 2005 about 2 weeks ago.

Got a Call from Jeremy Gross 800-215-0948 ext.4067

Didn't say why he called?

Is this a scam ?

A human caller left v-mail to callback yesterday.  No CID
information (which can be spoofed anyway).  The caller was
not a "bot," because I have special requirements, in order
to be able to leave v-mail on the number called, that
screens out 99.8% of the bots.  

"Hello, [salutation][last name].  My name us Shawn [see notes
below], callling on behalf of Microsoft.  I would appreciate
your getting in contact with me at your earliest convenience.  
I can be reached at [CBN].  Thank you."  

Caller knew my gender and last name.  Pronounced my last name
correctly, even though a great many people have trouble with
it.  Caller left no first name spelling or caller's last name.  

Caller had a male voice with an indererminate regional
American accent.  I am good with accents.  His was "regional,"
without being "ethnic."  

CBN given was "800 215 [pause] 0948 extension 4###."  
The pause in recitation was like a mental hiccup on the
part of the caller.  I redacted the last three digits of the
extension.  The entire message was audible and intelligible.  

MS is known to use telemarketers for pseudo "cold calls" and
telephone surveys.  If/when you download anything from MS that
is a trial, a promotion, a "public beta."  ("Community
Technology Previews" [CTP] are not directly released to the
public;  although they are sometimes *illegally* leaked outside
of CTP.)  

The contact information you provide in order to obtain the
download is part of your consent to be contacted, by MS, for
possible follow-up.  Sometimes, but not always, there is a
tiny opt-out checkbox, somewhere on the same web form to
stop callbacks.  

I am a MS Partner and I am not normally contacted in this
way by MS. "Badged and flagged" MS employees almost always
announce/leave their full names, unless both parties are
already very well known to one another.  Calls and/or
v-mail involving official MS business with Partners *never*
request a callback without also providing the concrete
business reason for the call.  

MS "surveys" and pseudo "cold-calls," farmed out to
*telemarketing outfits* can be less forthright and
forthcoming about the nature of the call.  The
contractor may earn an additional bounty, depending on
how far along the call-script they can engage you
(in a survey or solicitation).  It's all piece work.  

I did not return this call.  I do not reward
people/organizations that do not provide sufficient
details with the benefit of real-time with me.

Call Claiming to be from microsoft. he left the 800-215-0948 xtn 4259 number as the callback number however the direct number came through as 150-948-4259 which isnt a valid e.164 number

Hehe.. I got one from Adam today!  He called at 8:10AM.. why do people always call when you're in the shower?  I had my phone on silent too, oh well.

He didn't give me a reason either, but he said to call at my "earliest convenience".  I think I'll call at 3am.. just cause.

But how'd they get my cell phone number?  I always put my high school's phone number as a contact, my neighbor's address, and the name Akira when I have to sign up for crap.

At least they didn't call me "Sasuke", then I would really know it was a scammer.

I received a call @ 11:35am EST from a Seth Terrell @ 1.800.215.0948 x 4259 claiming to be calling on "behalf of Microsoft". I did not answer the call so he left a message. Sounds suspect to me because he called my mobile # and I never put my number down for anything.. especially a trial of any kind. I am a beta tester for Microsoft but the have always contacted me via email. I wonder if everyone else is being contacted via mobile phone and if so, who do you have service with?

I am with AT&T and I hope my account info has not been stolen and sold as it has been with other wireless providers in the  past.

I also recieved a phone call from Mike Teller at Microsoft.  I called the number, and it sounded like his voice on the phone menu system.  I dialed his last name, and the PBX told me it was calling the last name of "Teller."  He didn't answer, and the voice mail picked up, stating it was Dianne from XO Communications.

What gives?

You submitted that Information when you attended a MS event, Downloaded a MS trial, or participated in a CBT on Microsoft.com, Thank you

This is second time. First time was Nov.16th.
It is very suspicious!!

I also got a call from the same number 800-215-0948 x 4287. They asked for a call back but they won't answer the return calls.

1-800-215-0948 ext: 4387 Craig McDonald. I would think MS could afford to give there employees a better phone. I couldn't understand what he was saying the first time I listened to the message.

Got two calls from 800-215-0948 x4067, voicemail said it was Jeremy from Microsoft and to call at my earliest convenience.  Both times the message was the same, no indication of why he called.  Googled it and found this site.  I don't plan on returning the call after reading these posts.

I have received a call from saying its from Microsoft. Some one by the name
Joe left me a voice message using the words appreciate and thank you.

I wondering how the hell this telemarketing can waste our time.