In reply to a post by caffn8me:

I had a call last week, which I ignored as I am want to do with all cals I don't recognize the number for.

The caller ID had been spoofed. A search revaled this was indeed a "Microsoft Technical Department" type call seeming to originate from India or thereabouts.

I've recently had an email from Microsoft regarding ending of support for XP (including encouraging me to buy a new OS) but never a phone call.

The fact that a number appeared on caller display almost made the call seem legit since it concerned the Windows OS ("Windows Technical Dept.") and it may catch some folks into believing it has something to do with XP still running on their machine?

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

Relevance to OP?

Remote access, security, etc.

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

They'll use logmein type app to access your PC , not the router.

What's a logmein type app - I've certainly done a remote assist on a XP machine and had full access to it with the permission of the user. Also I recall the ISP o2 doing a remote assist to a XP machine, with the user's permission, just to access the router GUI...

Id love a call like that, just to play along with them for abit and have some fun