Another day, another tech support scam. This time, a UK Freefone number (08000588296) appeared on a fake virus pop-up. I couldn't resist calling them I do my usual thing of letting the scammers...
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I confront a Microsoft / Windows Support scammer after he has 'fixed' my PC. He claims not to be running a scam. I'll let you decide. Links: Wireshark: http://wireshark.org (free) VirtualBox:...
This video shows how to set up your PC to record the IP address of a 'Windows Support Department' (or similar) support scammer. If more people could record their IP addresses, the more prosecutions...
I set up a virtual PC to capture the IP address of a scammer then used this IP address to identify the people behind the scam. Sorry for the abrupt ending; I really only intended their ISP to use...
I discovered the IP address of an Indian Call Center fraudster who was trying to 'refund' me. They called following up an ammyy scam (you know the one where my computer was reporting a problem etc)....
The capture of the fraud from a cold call from an India-based call center. This call was from smartsupportguys.com, which claimed that my PC had an infection and that I needed to pay £169.99 for...