Scammers and Fake Virus Alerts: What Those Browser Warnings Really Mean
Thanks Brett. It's maddening to try and keep up with all the scams. Appreciate your work.
You are very welcome, Jen! I started writing about online scams way back in 2003. It's a little disheartening when I realise I'm still warning about many of the same types of scam all these years later...
I was with a client back in October.
Them: Can you install my lifetime Webroot anti virus subscription for me
Me: Webroot don't do a lifetime subscription
Them: Yes they do. I bought it from Microsoft two years ago when I had a virus
Me: Are you sure?
Them: Yes I had a notification on my computer. I spoke to Microsoft on the phone. They sold me a lifetime Webroot subscription
They still had the phone number they called. We Googled it, and that number was well known for being connected with "Tech Support" scams.
Oh, dear. I guess the client was lucky the scammers didn’t get more from them.
Yes, all they lost was a few hundred pounds. It could have been a whole lot worse.
Thanks Brett. It's maddening to try and keep up with all the scams. Appreciate your work.
You are very welcome, Jen! I started writing about online scams way back in 2003. It's a little disheartening when I realise I'm still warning about many of the same types of scam all these years later...
I was with a client back in October.
Them: Can you install my lifetime Webroot anti virus subscription for me
Me: Webroot don't do a lifetime subscription
Them: Yes they do. I bought it from Microsoft two years ago when I had a virus
Me: Are you sure?
Them: Yes I had a notification on my computer. I spoke to Microsoft on the phone. They sold me a lifetime Webroot subscription
They still had the phone number they called. We Googled it, and that number was well known for being connected with "Tech Support" scams.
Oh, dear. I guess the client was lucky the scammers didn’t get more from them.
Yes, all they lost was a few hundred pounds. It could have been a whole lot worse.