I suspect you misheard what they said on the phone or the accent threw you off. I suspect they said "Windows Tech Support" instead of "Widows Tech support". The Daily Sun had an warning article recently (their 2-24-2013 issue) on what they described as a Microsoft scam going around this area which works exactly as you described. Of course, it was not really Microsoft, the Windows people, calling - it was an impersonator scam artist. You did 100% the correct thing - give no personal or financial info in response to an unsolicited call or email and check them out with someone who knows. Congratulations! You saved yourself $134 of your hard earned money and a ton of aggravation.
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