I wrote this short tutorial because I am angry that Overseas Tech Support Shops are using unethical business practices to drum up business. Instead of providing value to their customers and building a relationship of trust first then asking for a value added transaction, they resort to taking them hostage and extort money from them.
Category Archives: Phishing
Two Tweaks To Avoid Email Scams
The Internet and Email are the most dangerous avenues for viruses and scams. I am going to show you a couple of ways to protect yourself from these threats via email. The first one, is to hide the message reading pane; and the second one is to use the “to” column to verify the recipient …
A man stiffed out of $1300 by Microsoft Tech Support
I have already warned you about this scam. Microsoft Tech Support will NOT call you because your computer is broken or infected. But unethical jerks who will pretend to be from Microsoft will. And they will try to suck as much money off of you as possible. Take this man. As the news reported, he …
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How to spot an email scam
Wow. These things are rampant. I receive calls and emails on this often. This scam, or phishing attempt, goes like this: You receive an email that claims you made a purchase or sent money to someone. If you have never seen one of these emails, you will be amazed at the detail. The email looks …