Yesterday I told the story of what happened on Reddit when my friend Prince Watercress decided to ask a relatively simple tech support question in the Windows 10 subreddit. To put the relatively long story short, while one person provided actual advice (from their own experience) which didn’t solve the problem but was still helpful, …
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Scammer Sunday: Carey Holzman Calls a Tech Support Scam Company
Last week I introduced you to the concept of the tech support scam. I only scratched the surface in that article, hitting on some of the absolute most common tactics used by support scammers. Today, I felt it good to share a video of these guys in action. Enter Carey Holzman, a computer tech with …
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