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New twist to scamming
I volunteer my time to look at/fix PC's at the place where my Wife works. They have a senior center & if someone brings in a computer with a question, I'll look at it & sort out any problems.
One guy brought his laptop in & said he recieved a call from a tech company claiming to be affiliated with MS. They remotely accessed his computer & then offered him a anti-malware tool, which comes with tech support for 3 years. For $199.00. Unfortunately, he agreed & put it on his credit card.
The "Anti-Malware tool" they put on his laptop was JRT. That's right, the tool that is free. They didn't even change the default icon. They just renamed it "Malware & Virus removal tool," & the author was changed to "Thisisu."
I was in shock when I saw the icon & said "You paid for this?" I showed him where it was available for free.
When he asked me for options, I told him he best talk to his credit card company,explain the circumstances & see what his options are. He told me he would call them as soon as he got home. Also, he should ask them which authorities to contact to report this.
So apparently now the scammers are charging people for free software, claiming that it's their special anti virus.
I put up a note at the senior center warning people about the call scam. Lets hope everyone reads that & doesn't fall for what these jerks are doing.