Fraudulent call from "Microsoft Representative"?

I just received a call from a "microsoft rep"

I used quotes because I really don't think he was. he spoke with Indian/Pakistani accent. he kept saying that there was an error report that I sent. after I told him that my computer is perfectly fine, has been perfectly fine since I bought it and that

i never sent an error report, he changed his story. he said that my computer automatically sent an error report. I then told him that I have been using Ubuntu (an operating system based on Linux. also note that this is not really true.) and he said that if

the computer was on, then a report can be sent. he kept telling me to go to start-> right click computer/my computer -> device manager.....

I never went past that point. I told him that I know plenty about computers and that I have actually built my own. At which point he said "....I do not believe you are a technical person, and I, a technical person, can help you". Those were his exact words.

Another fishy thing was their number. My phone displayed 1-000-000-0000 which (according to yahoo answers

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060919180505AA4G8T5) is something telemarketers use to bypass new laws and the number (probably) can't be traced.

after he wasted 15 minutes, I told him that I do not believe he is from microsoft, and that I would report him. And here I am now.

I don't think he was a real rep, but if he was (which I really doubt) let me know and would you guys actually call your customers?

Thanks,

Quillan hong

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