# The newest auto-related scam **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 22, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361 "2015-06-22T19:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/21 "2015-06-28T18:41:35Z")
They state they will NEVER call unsolicited to customers. Of COURSE they’ll call in an established relationship. As they state: “Do not trust unsolicited calls. Do not provide any personal information.” ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/22 "2015-06-28T18:48:02Z")
> **They state they will NEVER call unsolicited to customers.** And guess what…Once you buy and register any of their software you now have an established relationship I believe the wording is they won’t won’t make Unsolicited SALES calls. Which they are not. The only calls they make are TECHNICAL calls. One of the things they monitor for AND will call you is if they believe that your computer is infected with very specific Trojan viruses. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/23 "2015-06-28T18:52:00Z")
Read the link, Mike. Unsolicited calls of any type to retail MS customers is a MAJOR scam, and MS says they don’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/24 "2015-06-28T18:53:20Z")
The problem is figuring out which real and which isn’t. Microsoft will NEVER ask to give them access. Microsoft will NEVER ask for money. Microsoft will have YOU in certain areas on the computer your computer for them. If there is a problem…they’ll tell you how to remove it…or send you to a Microsoft store and they’ll remove it for you. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/25 "2015-06-28T18:57:06Z")
> **Read the link, Mike. Unsolicited calls of any type to retail MS customers is a MAJOR scam, and MS says they don't do it.** You should read your own link… Taken directly from the link you provided. _There are some cases where Microsoft will work with your Internet service provider and call you to fix a malware-infected._ _You will never receive a legitimate call from Microsoft or our partners to charge you for computer fixes._ Which is EXACTLY what I said. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/26 "2015-06-28T19:01:54Z")
If you get a phone call from Microsoft…and are unsure…then hang up and call Microsoft help line. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/27 "2015-06-28T19:02:25Z")
Like they said, it’s from someone you can verify is legit. So 99.99% of unsolicited MS calls are scams, the rest legit. ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/28 "2015-06-28T19:03:43Z")
Could you please bring this back around to automotive subjects? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/29 "2015-06-28T19:04:38Z")
> **So 99.99% of MS calls are scams, the rest legit.** It’s probably 99.99999999%. And Microsoft is having a very very very hard time making legit calls…because consumers are getting smart to the scammers. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361/30 "2015-06-29T06:12:56Z")
I get “Microsoft” calls all the time and the only computer I have is a Mac. The caller usually has a thick Indian accent and If I am bored I will have some fun before I hang up. I will ask them if they have someone who can speak English and when they reply, it doesn’t matter what they say. I will just keep saying I only speak English. It is amazing how long they will stay on the line. Other times I will tell them, wait, I want to get a pen and paper and write this down and of course I don’t pick the phone back up until it starts making loud noises. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-newest-auto-related-scam/90361.md?page=1)