This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
Canada: 
Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…
USA: Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) Economic Crime Unit is issuing a public advisory regarding a scam where offenders are posing as representatives of Microsoft or an affiliate thereof.
The RNC Economic Crime Unit would like the public to use caution if they receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft or an affiliate of Microsoft advising them of a problem with their computer. The offender advises the victim that they will fix the problem once provided with a credit card number and will attempt to gain remote access to the computer in question. When victims
provide these offenders with remote access, they unknowingly give them access to everything on their computer. This can lead to identity theft, email takeovers and more.
The RNC Economic Crime Unit urges the general public to refrain from providing their personal information to unknown persons online or over the phone and to verify the authenticity of the person by requesting information and by then contacting the organization directly.
The RNC further advises not to provide your credit card number over the phone or allow anyone remote access to your computer.
Thanks for the heads up. This article reminds me of this thread where the caller tells the victim there’s a problem with the computer and the recipient has to let access the computer to fix it. But just as you guys warned, the call is a scam and anybody who receives should hang up.