We have just been made aware by one of our customers of the latest in phone scams… people pertaining to be from Microsoft phoning and insisting that “your Microsoft License is about to expire in 1 hour and your computer will crash”.

Please take note: Microsoft DO NOT phone computer users, nor should your  Microsoft License expire.

We previously informed you of calls being made by similar people from “Microsoft” stating that your machine is infected and that they could remotely log in and resolve the issue. We have been assured from Microsoft Ireland that these calls are not coming from them. These calls are normally made to landline numbers and are randomly selected from an automatic dialer with an (01) prefix. Once answered, these calls are automatically routed back to a foreign country to be answered and dealt with from a call centre.

The aim of these calls is to get remote access to your computer, run very little and then request payment by credit card for the service. Please do not entertain these callers, do not let them access to your computer or give out your credit card details.

We hope you have not been affected by these calls.

Please contact us if you have any questions.