Catterline, Kinneff & Dunnottar Community Council

Several people in the Stonehaven area have received phone calls recently purporting to be from "Microsoft Windows" about "virus problems reported by your internet service provider". These calls are scams. Microsoft does not make unsolicted phone calls to help you fix your computer. If you recieve an unsolicted call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft, just hang up.

For further information, see;

• Microsoft Fraud Prevention Information
• Virus phone scam being run from call centres in India (guardian.co.uk, Sunday 18 July 2010)