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Does Telus fix Compromised IP address issues on my PC or should I pay the Microsoft Tech Support?
I received a phone call from the Microsoft Technical Support Team this morning stating that they have noticed my computer is running off of a compromised IP address from my ISP (which I receive from ...
That is a tech support scam. Microsoft is not calling you. Microsoft will never call you.
DO NOT give them any money.
DO NOT let them have access to your PC for any reason.
Your IP is not compromised. They word it that way to make it sound like there is a problem.
They really made it convincing if it indeed was not Microsoft. The caller ID on my phone said it was Microsoft calling from Redmond Washington, and when I searched the phone number they called from on Google, it did say that phone number is for Microsoft Corporation.
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserThat is known as Caller ID Spoofing. Basically they can make any number appear on your caller ID, even your own if they so wanted. 🙂
