"Claiming to be microsoft"
Microsoft calls
11 community reports tagged Microsoft across 11 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Microsoft are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.4 reports a week.
When people report it
Friday is the busiest day for these reports, and 64% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Microsoft cover 11 different numbers. 9 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 4 · 36%
- Suspicious 7 · 64%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 4
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 7
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Evening 6pm to 12am 0
Latest reports
"Claimed my computer was infected and, when I challeged him, he said that 'I was a monkey'!! Not what I would have expected from a Microsoft employee!!! LOL!!"
"Claimed to be from Microsoft and that if the homeowner didn't do what they said then their computer would be blocked."
"Rang stating Microsoft- when advised stating call is being recorded caller stated prostitute [profanity] my ...."
"Felt pressured to act Said it was Microsoft , asked if I was the user in my household using computers and that my licence was flagging to them that my system was compromised (or words to that effect). The woman ended the call - perhaps because I wasn't immediately in a panic."
"Claimed to be from Microsoft, said a name then I hung up"
"Claimed to be from Microsoft and claimed my computer had been hacked"
"Claimed to be from Microsoft and claimed my computer was hacked"
"Called and when not answered after a few rings, hung up. Unknown number, but getting lots of scam/fraud numbers i.e.HMRC, Immigration, Microsoft"
"Said he was with Booking.com . Said he could get me cheap cruises and wanted me to cancel one already booked. He sent me another message using Microsoft details. He’d tried toget my details from my travel agent. I believe now that he’s the same man who scammed me out of £1200+ last year."
"Threatened or pressured me Claimed To Be From Microsoft Saying My Computer Had Been Hacked & I Need To Turn It On & Follow Her Instruction Which IRefused To Do."