Microsoft license key/IP address scam

They had a report on the news a few weeks ago about the national do not call list.  Even though we had registered to not get those calls it does not stop the computerized spam calls.  It stops the legitimate sales calls from actual companies registered with the national database.  The spam calls are generating our phone numbers through the computer.  They just run numbers over and over through their computers and make the random calls.  There is an ap you can get and install on your phone that will intercept these calls and it actually leaves your phone still able to make and receive calls while the ap answers the call.  It will answer and then keep the caller on the line for as long as they will put up with our own computer talking to theirs.  I have not researched it and cant for the life of me remember the name of it.  I will post here if my brain happens to remember.  I get upwards of 10 to 20 calls a day from these dumb computers.  It's so frustrating to be doing something and the phone rings for this stuff.  I dont even answer anymore if I don't know the number.  I do still have to go see who is calling though.  I am expecting a call from a physician referral for my daughter and dont know what number they will be calling from so I answered this one.  It kind of has me worried since I did hit 1 to speak to someone thinking it may have been Microsoft.  As soon as I hit 1 to talk to someone it hung up on me.  Now I'm afraid i may have compromised my own IP address since my phone is connected to our internet and all.  I wish someone would answer us and tell us we are all ok

I have been having the same issue on my phone how does it work that Im calling myself how do I stop these calls I have gotten 3 of them this morning can anyone help

It looks like you are calling yourself because the spammers phone system allows them to spoof the number. When I worked with phone systems you could set up the phone system to show whatever number you wanted to show who was calling. I am sure that they have software that can put your number in the calling from. I wish I knew how to stop these calls too, I had 2 calls today within 20 minutes wanting to lower my credit card interest. I like to think that somewhere there is some way or thing that would stop these calls.

Please help I am now having the same issue as the person above.  I keep getting calls saying microsoft they are going to deactivate my IP address.  I have not or will not talk to them I just keep hanging up.  The issue is I have received at least 6 calls today since 7:30 am and now it is 11:30 and I just got another it shows in coming from my land line phone I did not pick up.  How do you stop them and how do you report it?  Please help I am not sure how to address!

I just received a call five minutes ago on my cell phone. Caller ID matched my home phone landline. Automated woman's voice (the older kind of automated technology, tempo not smooth,) said that my license key was going to be deactivated, because my IP address has been compromised, and in several countries too. I was to hold to speak to someone.

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