{"id":38569,"date":"2013-08-26T09:59:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/26\/beware-of-unsolicited-microsoft-tech-support-calls.html"},"modified":"2013-08-26T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T15:59:49","slug":"beware-of-unsolicited-microsoft-tech-support-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/26\/beware-of-unsolicited-microsoft-tech-support-calls.html","title":{"rendered":"Beware of unsolicited Microsoft Tech Support calls"},"content":{"rendered":"
The NSA might be monitoring your computer, but Microsoft will not<\/i> be calling you if you're having problems. Even if they say they're from Microsoft and are speaking in authentic Indian accents.<\/p>\n

(Margie got one of these calls last week, and hung up. \u00a0I got one a few days later and strung them along until I was able to search in parallel for this article.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The NSA might be monitoring your computer, but Microsoft will not be calling you if you're having problems. Even if they say they're from Microsoft and are speaking in authentic Indian accents. 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