Phone call saying they were from Microsoft Windows

Question

I received a phone call today from a man that said he was from Microsoft Windows, & that Microsoft had been receiving notices for several weeks that " something" was wrong with my computer.  Offline he had me do a system check, then said my computer
was corrupted, then put on his floor supervisor who had me get online and do some more system checks and told me that I was corrupted and it would cost $150-$350 to fix. I hung up thinking this might be a scam.  My question is do you have someone who
makes these type phone calls, or was it a scam? If it is corrupted how do I fix it.
Thanks for your help
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Answer 1

Hi, I also had a phone call from someone who claimed they were from the microsoft team and were having warnings suggesting that my computer had serious issues.  When I asked which computer they said the one with windows 7.  After a long phone call
and they even went onto my computer remotely without asking for my permission showed me severial files which they classed as hackers trying to get into my information which can be corrected at a cost of £89.  When I told them I was not interested as the
computer was only a cheap note book for the kids to use, I was put onto someone else for them to convince me that now all computers used in the home are now effected.   It came to an end with me hanging up on them.  If anybody out there is interested
into investigating this, the company who is doing this is: BC Repair and Services, and claim to be microsoft authorised services.  Tel number:020390105670.
Hope this can help,
Ian