Comments on: Authorized Windows Service Technician & Cyber Crime, That Was Close https://livinginaurora.ca/technology/authorized-windows-service-technician-cyber-crime-that-was-close/ Living In Aurora Ontario Canada Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Anna Lozyk Romeo https://livinginaurora.ca/technology/authorized-windows-service-technician-cyber-crime-that-was-close/#comment-32072 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:59:48 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=9290#comment-32072 Peter they are really trying hard. Obviously hacking systems is not working so they using people to get in – clever. Thanks for all the names I will keep them in mind.

Anna :)

]]> By: Anna Lozyk Romeo https://livinginaurora.ca/technology/authorized-windows-service-technician-cyber-crime-that-was-close/#comment-32071 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:57:51 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=9290#comment-32071 Michael thanks. I looked for the number as well, but I couldn’t find the match. His name and the accent didn’t match as well.

Now I can see how easily they can manipulate the situation. I almost believed him.

Speaking of Bell or Rogers. We are with Rogers now and Bell just called to win us back, lol. Hope you new ISP is working out for you.

Anna :)

]]> By: Peter https://livinginaurora.ca/technology/authorized-windows-service-technician-cyber-crime-that-was-close/#comment-32068 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:56:48 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=9290#comment-32068 There are several versions of this scam. Some of them are trying to get information off your computer and others are installing software to get your passwords for things such as credit cards and banking. They use several names such as Windows Tech Support, Mac Tech Support and Ceylon Tech.

]]> By: michael https://livinginaurora.ca/technology/authorized-windows-service-technician-cyber-crime-that-was-close/#comment-32066 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:24:21 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=9290#comment-32066 I just ran the phone number in Google to find he is calling from Atlanta, Georgia (i.e. home of the Atlanta Braves and sweet Georgia Peaches). So how could he be calling from the “Toronto Office”?

Nice work Anna! It would be interesting to have someone who is a computer technician to call back and straighten this guy out. If I was still in university I would have one of the computer engineers call him back on a lark and watch the whole thing. Would make for an inexpensive piece of entertainment.

Look at the bright side, at least it wasn’t Bell or Rogers calling you about internet :)

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