# Another phone scam...Microsoft computer services are being cancelled.

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**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-phone-scam-microsoft-computer-services-are-being-cancelled/778919 "2017-02-03T18:19:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-phone-scam-microsoft-computer-services-are-being-cancelled/778919/1 "2017-02-03T18:19:25Z")

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Yeah, a scam call. Telling me to call this number or I’d lose my Microsoft Services. (whatever that is?)

I called 844-308-6819 per their instructions.

They answered and said, with a very thick accent, “Your Microsoft services are about to be terminated.”

Oh shit, what will I ever do.

“Don’t worry sir, I can walk you though fixing this.” Such a nice guy. “Please do” I said.

He told me to close all windows and follow his instructions.

So I took my phone to the kitchen and shut the window loudly. Same in the dining room, then to the glass door, I asked him If I needed to close the glass doors too. He hung up. I guess I was too obvious.

Damn, I wanted to play more.

Anyway, in case you didn’t know, it’s a scam. I checked 800 notes and they said the same. Apparently this scam started about mid January, at least that’s the first reports of it.