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I have typed this question 3 times already, but here goes again. I received a phone call from a man who said he was with windows customer service. How can I verify this? He said they want to change or correct some thing in some of my programs.

Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:10 PM

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It's a scam. Just hang up. do not give any personal information. do not let them into your computer.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/please-read-dont-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support/e5576f0a-827e-4fc0-a4b1-707add212065

Further questions should be asked here:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security?tab=all
- Edited by george1009Editor Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:35 PM
- Marked as answer by Carey FrischMVP, Moderator Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:42 PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:33 PM

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It's a scam. Just hang up. do not give any personal information. do not let them into your computer.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/please-read-dont-fall-for-phony-phone-tech-support/e5576f0a-827e-4fc0-a4b1-707add212065

Further questions should be asked here:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security?tab=all
- Edited by george1009Editor Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:35 PM
- Marked as answer by Carey FrischMVP, Moderator Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:42 PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 9:33 PM

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You can't verify anything because Microsoft doesn't cold call. It is a scam that relies on your having a few alerts in your Event Viewer. It is normal to have such alerts from time to time so these people try to panic you into letting them charge your credit card for "maintenance tasks" and they put programs on your computer. It is bogus.
Colin Barnhorst Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on DIY with 6GB ram.

Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:18 PM

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