My computer was locked by Microsoft defender, I was asked to call 1-844-452-2441 to get it unblocked. Could somebody confirm that this is a legitimated Microsoft number rather than a scammer?

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My computer was locked by Microsoft defender, I was asked to call 1-844-452-2441 to get it unblocked. Could somebody confirm that this is a legitimated Microsoft number rather than a scammer?

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I just check for sure that Microsoft has behind this and I can safely follow their lead.

I uploaded a screen shot, and try to see if it can show here.

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That's a fake so-called Tech Support scam alert/warning which you are seeing in your browser.

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Remember that real error messages from Microsoft, or other big tech companies, never include phone numbers for you to call them.

If your screen suddenly fills with scary pop-ups you should immediately close your browser (try pressing ALT+F4 if you can't do it with your mouse). If you can’t close your browser try restarting your computer.

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Also see the other possibilities listed in this reply: Thread "Blocked computer" page 1: AW's reply on January 21, 2023

To prevent even seeing such fake alerts, use a good content/ad-blocker such as free uBlock Origin.

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My computer was locked by Microsoft defender, I was asked to call 1-844-452-2441 to get it unblocked. Could somebody confirm that this is a legitimated Microsoft number rather than a scammer?

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