#post-id: 5237-11-04 #original-date: 27.11.2014 Thu #original-time: 11:04 AM #original-day: 5237 #original-host: WinXP Prof SP3 (Build 2600) Microsoft позвонит. > A reader writes: > > I received a call from someone who claimed that my computer had > been identified by Microsoft as vulnerable. I thought it sounded > fake, and I told them that I had no way to know if they were who > they said they were. Then they said they could prove that they > were from Microsoft by giving me my serial number if I would go > to a website called www.ammyy.com. > > Is this call a scam? > > Yes. This is a scam. This is not a legitimate call from Microsoft. > Neither Microsoft nor our partners make unsolicited phone calls > (also known as cold calls) about your computer security > or software fixes. http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrust/2014/06/26/is-that-call-from-microsoft-a-scam/