Just when we thought we had seen it all, scammers come out with an elaborate and clever scheme to trick users…
Tag: tech support
Most people associate tech support scams (AKA the fake Microsoft support call) with technicians sitting in a crowded and buzzing boiler room…
A few weeks ago we blogged about this Netflix phishing scam combined with fake tech support that was extorting private information…
Update (April 21): Shortly after this story ran and was picked up by WOWKTV I was contacted (“I need to speak…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/p_cFww5rfek&rel=0] Tech Support scammers are really creative these days. As if the Microsoft ruse was no longer in fashion, they are…
Fake or rogue tech support companies are lurking everywhere.Whether they cold-call you or deceive you with ads and pop-ups, you need…
The tech support scam (AKA the Microsoft/Windows support technician call), which is essentially about social engineering a mark over the phone…
You may be familiar with cold calls where someone pretending to be from Microsoft is telling you that your computer is infected…