Spread the word, and let’s all help stop this scam!
First, you have to know that CLSID 888DCA60-FC0A-11CF-8F0F-00C04FD7D062 is not unique to your computer.
The video above is a little bit different from my usual offerings. Rather than providing some training, I want to help you avoid being taken in by an ongoing scam.
Perhaps you are more aware, and more technically savvy, than many computer users. If so, please share this article with those who need to know what's going on. I hate to see people getting sucked in to scams like these.
This particular scam, often called the CLSID Scam, or Windows Tech Support Scam, has been going on for years already.
The scammers are quite sophisticated and forceful, so their efforts must be profitable. They wouldn’t keep call centers going if they were losing money.
They call on the phone and try to sound helpful, like they are doing you a favor. But they are not. They are trying to trap you so that you have to pay them to escape the trap.
No, I was not taken in by their scam, but the scammers became rather aggressive in their pursuit, which is why I decided to share the story.
The video describes each of the 6 different phone calls, each from different callers, all trying to play me with the same scam.
Click here for the full article and transcript.
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