Was this a prank call or a scam (see details)?

It’s a scam that got a friend of mine last week.

Microsoft will never call you.

@Uasal What is the scam?

They convince you to pay for remote repairs. I think she was out a hundred bucks or so. This friend isn’t particularly bright…

@Uasal , They never asked me for anything.

Yeah, it sounds like the closer screwed up and hung up on you by mistake.

You should call your ISP and report the call, in my opinion.

Logically, someone has hacked your internet account. They logged onto your account, downloaded enough to slow your computer, then called to confirm that the hack was working.

This would freak me out, but I’m computer illiterate.

Still, sounds like a hack of some kind. Keep at it, and let us know?

Failed scam.

I get calls like that all the time. Someone saying they are from Microsoft. It is a scam. I think the perceived slow-down of the computer was a coincidence; I don’t think they are hacking.

@LostInParadise I have a question. Did the person scamming you have a heavy Indian accent?

@stanleybmanly Was that to chyna or to me?

@janbb Sorry

scam