Thursday, November 27, 2014

Click4Support "Scam Alert" - Stay Informed to avoid taking the bait of the scammers

Click4Support: Campaign Against Tech Support Scams!

Please share these to spread the word, to keep the users away from scams. Your Comments and views are also welcomed on the same.









Scams - How do they work?

Scams can be different in different places. Online tech support scams target innocent or uniformed new users, especially of computer and its accessories. Generally these users get unsolicited calls from the people claiming to be from companies like Microsoft or Click4Support. Reputed IT brand are meant to lure people into believing the lie these peoples go on telling. Click4Support Scams are a result of such lies.

Nothing is left out; these scammers tell users of hackers trying to install malware in their systems and stories like that. Some choose to ignore these calls; others play along to have a good life; rest of the people fall for the hook, unware of the reality.


Origin of tech support scams:

Scams originate generally to exploit an existing condition. Technical assistance has also become a fresh ground for the scams to burgeon due to the deep penetration of technology in our life as well as the problems people can face due to them.

How the campaign would work, you can see in below reference link?

1) Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuFVgO7DTps
2) Articles: http://www.prlog.org/12348394-click4support-launches-campaign-against-tech-support-scams.html
3) Blogs: http://click4support.tumblr.com/scamalert

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