SNS Professional Tech Support And The Top Scams Running In 2020
With the strength of cybersecurity nowadays, many scams and illegitimate online operations are stopped or blocked by our browsers. However, there are still some online scams out there that succeed in fooling the best cybersecurity measures. Such scams are very notorious and have the potential to steal any personal information or money by impersonating some huge firm.
For example, IRS and Techsupport scams have been booming for a long time and have no intention to stop anytime soon. They keep finding new ways to get past cybersecurity measures and dupe people. In such situations, it becomes very important to spread awareness so that people know what tactics are being used by the most notorious scams on the internet.
So, here are the top 3 most notorious scams in 2020:
Of course, the only thing in a scammer’s mind even in the times of a pandemic is making money via illegal methods. From sending fake offers to asking for fake donations, scammers have yet again found a lot of ways to play with people’s minds and emotions to steal their money and private information.
You might receive emails, calls, or texts claiming to be from the government. They would be talking about Covid-19 checkups and alerts and will ask for your crucial information such as the SSN (Social Security Number). DON’T RESPOND TO SUCH THINGS.
You might receive information or offers about vaccinations or test kits. Ignore them as there is no official vaccination for Covid-19. Plus, only people with visible and repetitive symptoms are tested.
You might receive robocalls offering free Covid-19 tests… avoid them at all costs.
You might receive emails from people impersonating WHO (World Health Organization) and spreading false or unconfirmed information about the virus. Please ignore such emails and only refer to WHO’s official website for any updates about the virus.
You might come across various pages asking for donations for many different causes during this pandemic. Don’t make any transactions on the pages that ask for donations via gift cards or wire transfer. Also, always research the information about a charity organization and make donations on official charity websites.
Most of these Covid-19 scams are focussed on stealing money and others are just focussed on spreading false information to mislead people. Beware of all of these scams in the time of this Covid-19 pandemic.
Tech Support scams are one of the longest-running scams in the world. They mostly operate out of eastern countries and target people in countries such as the USA, Canada, UK, etc. The only thing they are after is money, for which they provide no legitimate services or support. One such scam operates under two names, “SNS Professional” and “ZNS Associates”. SNS Professional or ZNS Associates sends people fake virus alert messages and urges them to call on their number.
One victim stated “I am trying to find out if I have been scammed out of $399.99. The company name is "SNS Professionals or ZnS Associates". At the bottom of the receipt emailed to me is "Malwaribytes Corp, Microsoft Computer Software, Windows Defender, Lifetime Support $399.99". I feel I may be a victim of something I never thought I could be. I would appreciate if you would respond, Thank you in advance for your time”.
Sending robocalls to people saying that their Microsoft services have been expired and that they need to call on their number is another tactic used by many tech support scams including SNS Professional or ZNS Associates.
Ignore any pop-ups or robocalls claiming to be from Microsoft or any other reputed organization and repost those numbers as reputed organizations never call or send pop-ups to their customers.
Payroll Scams have boomed in recent times when more and more businesses require payroll software to keep track of their employees and their payouts. They pretend to be a legitimate payroll service providing company and they do provide payroll services, however, they do a little extra that helps only them. A fact that I came across was shocking. SNS Professional aka ZNS Associates don’t only run a tech support scam, they also operate a payroll scam.
ZNS Associates aka SNS Professional offers to provide payroll services to companies at reasonable rates. They do this as a cover-up for their payroll scam operation. The payroll scam process starts when people from SNS Professional and similar organizations receive a business’s employee information such as email IDs, names, salaries, etc.
They then send spoof emails (of employees) to the owners of the businesses and request for some change in their payroll information (bank account details, etc.). Moreover, ZNS Associates aka SNS Professional seems to be the biggest player in this game… just read what BBB alerts about ZNS Associates.
Beware of organizations that provide payroll services at attractive rates… they might be looking for something more and you might end up paying more than you need to without even knowing about it. It is advised to always refer to the official support line of the payroll software you use instead of consulting a third-party.
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