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That sounds like straight up scammer behavior. "Yes, this is Microsoft calling. We need to confirm your info with the local authorities."

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> That sounds like straight up scammer behavior. "

Microsoft reached out to the police department, then the person went to the local police department to verify who they were. I don't see how this could be a scam.

I think there are a few scammer red flags in this - it stood out to me that they said "support watched me setup 3 different accounts" - not saying MS support couldn't do this, but remoting into the machine and watching a victim enter form details is a very scammer-y thing for sure

Then again: how does the local police department verify they are indeed talking to Microsoft?

It’s been done before: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/hackers-gaining-power-of...

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