Computer Repair Scam
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It seems that the good old pop up scam which tells you your computer is infected has hit the UK, a couple of companies have been caught using the fake pop up from Microsoft and getting you to call the number onscreen, the number is of course the so called pc repair shop, which then proceed to tell you, you’re computer is infected and needs repair. It is then they will try and take control of your computer and then bill you large some of money to fix the issue which never existed in first place.
Don’t fall for these types of scams.
1. Check the website for pricing
2. Check the feed back from previous customers
3. Ask for a quote
4. Get more than one quote
5. Don’t call toll free number
6. Don’t let anyone take control of your computer
7. Don’t send any money
8. Get a second opinion
9. Not sure? ask for free tech advise on a forum
10. Remember will not contact you by a popup or any other way. These are Fake Microsoft Support Scam
and Fake Tech Support Scam
I will leave a link here for you to read up on how these scams work and other scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams
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Very informative
Got my identity ports activated. Watch out everyone!
lots of this stuff everywhere Brian, so not new to me m8. thx anyway
I'm from the United States and I feel education is key to stopping them. ISP's need to help in that process. Also ethical hackers should destroy their networks. Once they become restless they'll stop. That's how these scams could be stopped. Google, Apple and Microsoft should also help in that education process as well.
Best solution is to not get involved with Microsoft software in first place. There are excellent fyodora and debian lainices available for free. (ubuntu is a debian.)
If you run a lainux multi-user, no one can prevent you shutting a browser. Root can be logged in at same time as the user who is scammed. Root can shut down any running process being used by root or user.
ya, it's happened all over, but little common sense use and you save time and money, for me, I am a pc repairman and I have a small shop, work well. learn more thanks, Brian.
At least I know how to format or restore friends computers to rid of crap.
It's not like In India there are no rules or something like that! The thing is there are lot of scammers and India is also a very vast country! Anyway,Any reported scam are generally addressed here. I'm pretty sure, Anywhere in this world these scammers are there though density differs!
Thank you so much for sharing< I live in saudi arabia, and I got in to similar situation, and don't get me wrong nothing against indians or anybody, but unfortunately I was dealing with a bunch on my email when accidently pressed on a link that opens my web browser and freezes it, I called because I'm stupid but really thought it was microsoft, but the guy said a lot of things that wasn't adding up he was trying to guide me to visit a wed site but my browser was still anyway, so I played along with all the over a sudden love and caring about my pc, then I slam the phone and unplugged the internet cable and force restarted my computer , then i did some scan and everything was okay, but again thank you for exposing these horrible individuales.
Last year my elderly neighbour got one of these, she asked me to pop round & look, it had locked her laptop up completely, even the power off was locked…
I ended up saving all her docs & photos, wiping it & sticking Linux Mint on it, problem solved…hopefully for good
Who put dislikes on this Video? Can explain yourselves? Are you working for UK Cyber "Experts" or have you similar schemes?
Did you notice that not only are both companies using the same toll free phone number, they are both using the same land line phone number!! What a scam. It is probable the same company of scammers using different company names and addresses, all of which are fake and are not even located at those physical addresses. I would not be surprised if they had more than 20 different company names all over the UK, all with the same 2 phone numbers.
Britec09, I appreciate all your hard work in keeping me safe… It is so unfortunate that things are going on like this in the world…This is the kind of scam that "Jim Browning"would take on..He finds out who these scammers are and he has a lot of success rate in getting them dismantled…Thanks again for all your help Britec09 m/
What really worries me is that over 150k people are falling for this scam like I’m not going to pay $250.00 for a clean up thanks Brian for educating people about this crap
These idiots deserve to spend long sentences in a federal prison
You know these scammers are robbing people who might need those 900 pounds to keep themselves and their family alive
Remember children a real pc repair tech would never ask for money without your permission
He has access to his banking accounts and all sensitive data
i cant believe people are STILL so gullible.. i just bin EVERYTHING i didnt order… or hang up on ANY calls i didnt request.. easy peasy
no doubt they are Pakistani.. they are all the same.
I bet company owner is Indian!
Someone should slap these scammers? Ever heard of karma? If you scam people bad karma will hit you right in the face common sense people.
Yeah super job. Just curious do you offer the rights to slap these scammers?
They must be making an absolute fortune out of this.
This needs to stop
Yeah super job just curious do you think you could make a website that lets me have the right to slap these scammers.
Just remove Windows and install Linux.
what we want to happen,is them to be very fucked up…..not your techno-blurb…..FUCK-WIT……