DON'T FEED THE SCAMMERS
"Hello, this is XXXX and I'm calling about your Dell computer. It seems as though your softwares and warranties are out of place. Have you added any softwares or changed anything recently?"
That's none of your business, XXXX. **CLICK**.
Another scammer off to call another number. Do not engage with these people! They have no way of knowing what kind of computer you have, or if you even HAVE a computer! They're guessing, and the odds are in their favor.
DO NOT TALK TO THESE PEOPLE - they are quite convincing.
DO NOT GIVE ANYONE REMOTE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER - unless you know the person!
DO NOT PAY THESE SCAMMERS ANYTHING - they won't give you what they promise, and will not stop contacting you for more money.
DO NOT GIVE ANYONE REMOTE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER - unless you know the person!
DO NOT PAY THESE SCAMMERS ANYTHING - they won't give you what they promise, and will not stop contacting you for more money.
IF you answer a phone call and the person starts telling your computer has a problem HANG UP IMMEDIATELY.
IF you see an 800# and dire warnings pop up on your computer screen just shut it off. Hold in the power button for 10 seconds if you have to. Then call someone you trust to check it out! Most of the time you simply stumbled upon a scam and your computer is not infected beyond needing to clean out the temporary files and run a malware scan.
IF you ever have a question about the legitimacy of a call or pop up, call me. Or text, or Facebook message, or email. I DON"T CARE what time it is or what day it is. If I can answer, I will. If I can't answer just shut off your computer until you get an answer.
Please share with those you care about.
Cathy Contant 315-573-4905 cathy@cathycom.com
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