Microsoft license key/IP address scam

Anonymous
2018-08-11T16:48:31+00:00

I just received a phone call on my cell phone, the caller ID was my own phone number. Was curious so I answered it, probably shouldn't have. I don't have a smart phone by the way. The robo voice said it was microsoft, that my windows license key was going to be deactivated because my IP address had been compromised from several different countries and they needed to set up a new IP address for me. I was then transferred to a person. Couldn't understand them so hung up. Is any of my information compromised, also concerned that the caller ID on my cell phone was my cell phone number?

Windows for home | Other | Security and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-12-07T17:31:52+00:00

    It is a Scam do not respond.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-12-03T16:22:42+00:00

    Same thing just happened to me just now.how do we fix it .

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-11-22T14:41:07+00:00

    My husband just called me and said my Microsoft IP address was compromised.  Strangely enough my husband passed away 4 years ago.  The scammers are up and running!

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-11-19T19:26:21+00:00

    I've received these calls a number of times. The really odd thing is that they call my land line and cell phone at the exact same time from an 844 area code.

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