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  #1374543 26-Aug-2015 11:49
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martyyn: Just had a call from a friend of mine. They've just been done for $500 this morning. They are intelligent people but knowing nothing about computers thought it was legit.

I'm just on my way around there to assess the damage.

I assume it's just a case of removing teamviewer and any malware installed? They've contacted their banks etc, and we'll be changing all passwords etc.


Often they run Teamviewer and do simple things like run check disk, defrag...etc.  Best to clean the whole system just to make absolutely sure though.



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  #2432620 4-Mar-2020 17:23
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A CCTV recording of a "Microsoft" scammer in action. Hilarious.

 





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  #2751039 28-Jul-2021 08:56
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On a twist of irony - why the video above is currently unavailable: "Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam"

 

 

The Tech Support Scams YouTube channel has been erased from existence in a blaze of irony as host and creator Jim Browning fell victim to a tech support scam that convinced him to secure his account – by deleting it.

 

"So to prove that anyone can be scammed," Browning announced via Twitter following the attack, "I was convinced to delete my YouTube channel because I was convinced I was talking [to YouTube] support. I never lost control of the channel, but the sneaky s**t managed to get me to delete the channel. Hope to recover soon."

 





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