888-225-0141

Robocall. Robotic female voice saying I must call a toll-free number or my Microsoft services will be terminated.  Undoubtedly Mumbai Mafia trying to avoid the accent giveaway.

Robocall. Saying my microsoft services are to be terminated and then a bunch of #'s spurted out by a female robot voice

I had a feeling it was a scam so I just wanted to see if anyone would answer the phone.  A guy with an Indian accent was trying to tell me that the licensing fee for using Microsoft was expiring tonight.  I laughed and said that I have two brand new computers with Windows 10 and he still told me the same thing.  I said well I will look into this further and if I need to call you back I will.  He said his name was Robbie and gave me some bogus Microsoft badge number and to give a call back if I needed to.  Sure thing Robbie.....

Scam call about my Microsoft software.

computerized female voice tells me my microsoft contract will expire and to call immediately. This is the 2nd call from 888-225-0141. I didn't call # back and checked the # out on line.

how many numbers these microsoft asshats use anyway  I turned this one in too to the do not call list  people sure spend a lot of time trying to bilk good people  may theyburn forever

Same as above - my microsoft services will be terminated unless I call this number. I did not.

Aw shucks.  Given my 50 years of computer knowledge and experience (yes, I really did start programming computers for a living in 1967), I'd probably have had fun with a real person on the other end of the line.  But no ID, no message, and an 888 area code are all pretty good clues that it's a SCAMMER call, probably a spoofed number, probably a robocall.  And you know what?  I never answer the phone unless I know who's calling.  Looks like another number to block.

Got a call from (888)225-0141, female recorded voice saying my Microsoft contract is almost expired and I need to call immediately.  I'm blocking this phone number and not calling back because I've been using Apple products for the last 10 years.

Thanks for the heads up on this #. It's blocked but it might be fun to mess with them.

Microsoft services would be discontinued unless I paid a fee to update the OS license key.  He said he was a Microsoft employee and if I would turn on my computer he would show me stuff that only a Microsoft technician would know.  I told "Steve" (Indian sounding voice) I would verify with Microsoft and call back if necessary.

I have reported this number to the Federal Trade Commission. I now have my own way of dealing with these parasites. When they call me, I call them back and blast them with "in a gadda da vida". I do this over and over. If they switch to a new number, I do the same to it.
Come on America we are not cowards and not powerless. Let's beat them at their own game. Got any better ideas then post them on this site. Don't be victims be VICTORS.

So, what happens when you call a spoofed number back and get some little old lady who has no idea what is going on, and then you "blast" her with that?

Better Ideas to chose from:

Spread the word: Learn all you can about the scam and pass it on to others, so they don't fall victim. Encourage others to do the same. Talk about phone scams whenever you can bring it into a conversation, compare notes on calls with family, friends and others you see everyday. Talk to your children and educate them about the various scams and what they can do if they get one. Encourage them to also talk their friends and help spread the word.

Report to 800notes: You can be helpful by telling as much truthful information about the call as it actually happened, not what you THINK it was about or why your getting them. The Forums are for those discussions, not the number threads. Telling a "story" about your personal feelings or beliefs doesn't help anyone understand what the scam is about or serve any purpose towards letting others know what happened when you received the call. Did they leave a message, did they call a lot, did they trick you into giving them anything, did they tell you any useful information that can be passed on to authorities? Telling about a legitimate call is not very useful, since that information isn't really an 'unwanted' call. Scammers regularly spoof legitimate company numbers to trick people into answering a call, so posting about a "good call' only raises eyebrows towards a potential "shill" trying to convince people its ok to answer or call back and talk to the caller.

Report to authorities: Gather information about the scam or scammer by acting out as a helpless victim. Let them complete their scam and record anything useful to authorities. This is not for everyone and never allow yourself to become an actual victim by giving any money or personal information, just string them along to the point of gathering info on their scam operation and phone numbers they tell you to call back to. Educate yourself FIRST about scams BEFORE you go off on a scam hunt, so you know what you might expect and be a more convincing victim. There are links on where you can report those calls over on the right side of the screen. --->

Block and ignore: If you simply don't want to deal with the calls, just use the blocking options from either your phone or an app, your phone service provider, a device or a blocking service. Depending on the volume of unwanted calls can determine which you choose to block calls. For those who get only a few calls here & there, use your phone or service provider. For those who get tons of calls, use a blocking device or service. Blocking services have very large user submitted lists and block many calls someone else has reported, as well as any you report. Everyone who uses the service benefits from this list.

Wasting time: You can take the time to talk to a scammer for the sole purpose of self entertainment and also prevent a few calls that scammer would otherwise be making to others. It is not a recommended solution, as your inviting your number to increased unwanted calls from angry scammers, as they don't like it when someone is knowingly wasting their time. It does cut into the profit margin of the scamming outfit by tying up one of their scammers and saving someone from being a potential victim.

Complain about it: Reporting about a call and complaining are NOT the same thing. Complaining helps no one and serves no purpose other than to tell your feeling about what you personally think of an unwanted call. Complaining about nobody doing anything to stop calls is you complaining about yourself, since complaining IS doing nothing about the problems.

These are all options we can choose and has an effect towards stopping unwanted calls (except complaining), if we all work together as one big team. Its a war all of us are in and its not just an individual battle of you vs a scammer, its each of us battling scammers collectively and as a group, we have power!

"I do this over and over."
Do that to an innocent person, whose phone number was spoofed, and that innocent person has reason to contact the police, and file criminal charges against you for harassment and blocking that person from use of his or her own phone.