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You get called by these people where they tell you that you have a virus on your computer and they are going to help you fix it.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/anatomy-scam-windows-tech-suppo...




I came across one of these a couple of weeks ago. I knew it immediately it was a scam because the guy had an indian accent. I played along just to see what he would do.

He directed me to site support95 .com. Apparently, there is a similar site called support18 .com. From there he told me to download an exe file. That was where I stopped. I did not know what would further happen.

If anyone wants to try it: Call 18005589204. Tell him you got a voicemail of someone from Microsoft saying something about license expired. I would love to know what ultimately happens.




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