[MSDN Blogs] Fake support phone calls could lead to identity theft

[chantal11]

Bonjour,

Fake support phone calls could lead to identity theft

Patrick writes:

A person called and said my computer would no longer be supported by Microsoft. Is this true?

What Patrick describes sounds like a typical phone scam, designed to take advantage of the news that support for Windows XP will end in April 2014.

It’s true that if you are still using Windows XP, you should take action and upgrade to Windows 7 or Windows 8. After April 8, 2014, there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates.

However, Microsoft is not calling people on the phone to tell them this information, and a phone call like Patrick’s might be a tech support phone scam that could put you at risk of identity theft.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2013/10/10/fake-support-phone-calls-could-lead-to-identity-theft.aspx

[hyunkel30]

 

ça faisait longtemps ...
C'était pour les infections précédemment :

"monsieur, Microsoft à détecté une infection sur votre pc, on peut nettoyer mais ça coute xxxx"

Bref, du Scam ...