In December 2017, Microsoft received a report of a scammer emptying a bank account of €89,000 during a tech support scam in the Netherlands. In a 2016 survey sponsored by Microsoft, two in three respondents reported experiencing some form of tech support scam in the previous 12 months, ...
If you’re scanning a QR code that’s in a public place, like a restaurant, make sure the QR code doesn’t have a sticker above it that a scammer could have placed. Check the website. If you follow the QR code link, ask yourself if the website seems professional. Low-quality ...
Tech support scams are a menace to deal with, and yes, they are a reality today. It’s difficult for ordinary, unsuspecting people to spot a scammer. An average person with no industry knowledge (especially one who is severely tech-challenged) can get easily misled into sharing sensitive inf...
The scammer may claim to be affiliated with Microsoft or Windows Support. However, there have been reports of scammers claiming to be affiliated with major computer manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard, Lenovo and Dell, familiar security vendors like Symantec, Panda, McAfee, etc. and even popular...
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(when they haven't) and need to contact the company (who is actually a scammer) for "help," using fake support hotlines orremote desktop appsto swipe funds. Ultimately, this can result in the scammer either pilfering funds from the victim by gaining access to their computer, or by ...
(APAC) countries surveyed, results were diverse: Consumers in India were three times more likely to continue with a scam interaction (49%) than the global average (16%), while consumers in Japan performed best globally, with only 5% of those surveyed pr...
How Do I Get Money Back From a Scammer? So the worst has come to pass - you realise you parted with your money too fast, and the site you used was a scam - what now? Well first of all, don’t despair!! If you think you have been scammed, the first port of call when having...
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Another attack that we see often is the technical support scam. In this attack the scammer contacts you and tries to convince you that there is something wrong with your computer and that you should let them “fix” it for you. The two most common ways they contact you a...