Phone call from ‘Microsoft’ about virus is a scam

http://www.computerrepairtips.net/phone-call-from-microsoft-about-virus-is-a-scam/

If you receive a phone call claiming to be from ‘Microsoft’ or someone claiming to work on their behalf, telling you that you have a virus on your computer which they will help you fix over the phone, It Is A Scam. Hang up the phone, do not let them have remote control access to your computer and do not give them any money.

This scam has been quietly doing the rounds in the UK and Ireland since at least 2009 but it appears to be on the rise. The scam goes like this;

..... [see article at link for details]