Beware of bogus technical support lines

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StefanJ

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I just got off the phone with my aunt. She'd had trouble logging onto AOL. Because she'd just moved she didn't have her list of helpful numbers handy, so she searched for "aol technical support."

And got a phony technical support line. A chap with an Indian accent talked her into granting access via a remote desktop.

On top of whatever malware they installed, the guy had the gall to tell me aunt that she needed to buy an extended warranty. Fortunately she hesitated and gave me a call instead.

So.

Tell your elderly and/or unsophisticated relatves about this scam, and if you can look up the legitimate technical support lines for their Internet provided, computer manufacturer, and so on.
 
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