On Wednesday, I got a call from someone posing as a representative from Microsoft. He instructed me to go to my computer, turn it on, and allow him to take control of it from his office. He said that a virus was detected on my PC and he would fix it as a Microsoft courtesy. I immediately hung up the phone and contacted Microsoft, and I was told that this is a scam and that Microsoft never contacts individuals about detected viruses.
I do not have a person's name; however, the caller ID shows that this call was made from a Pennsylvania number, 717-781-8025. I hope this will give you enough information to trace this call back to the source and put an end to this terrible scam.
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