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Computer
Help Desk Scams are everywhere!
They are very insidious and hidden
with their tactics. They seek to
defraud their victims by playing
on their lack of technical
knowledge and innocence. And, they
know what social demographic of
people to target upon too. It's a
“Buyer Beware” event. Yet sadly,
many good-hearted individuals get
caught in their fee traps and lose
a lot of money in the process.
Thus, Computer Help Desk Scams are
not a victimless crime. Real
people get negatively affected by
it daily. Additionally, even their
hired Field Tech Support agents
can be taken advantage of too.
Especially, if a scamming Computer
Help Desk Company decides to
change the information on a field
tech's uploaded paperwork and not
tell them about it - ie like a
drop/increase in customer signed
off completed work hours or etc.
As such, the scamming company will
either use these changes to cut
the tech's pay or to over charge
their customer for it. So again,
be careful.
So
if you get a strange email, text
message or phone call and don't
know who the sender is or,
if the message seems too obscure
and doesn’t match the official
business they represent then, it's
better not to trust, open or
listen to them. Always use good
common sense. Scammers will do
everything they can to make their
efforts look legit to gain their
victims’ trust right before they
engage in taking advantage of
them. And once their victim is
trapped then, its not easy to get
out of it.
Also
on the Internet there are many
Computer Help Desk Companies that
appear to be legitimate and may
actually be. However, its very
difficult to tell the difference
right off-the-bat of how good or
bad they are. Only a thorough
review of their trustworthiness
before contacting them can be
sure. Thus, this is where being
picky and cautious pays off.
On
average, many home computer
related Help Desk (ie Tech
Support) Companies charge their
residential customers $99.00 Per
Hour with a $50 Tech Service Call
Fee on top. Or, they have a base
$90+ fee but then, fluctuate
around with additional fees to get
more money out of their customers.
And, they rarely write up an
Estimate of what the Total Cost is
before the repair work is even
started. So customers on average
are spending upwards of $275 or
more for a computer and or,
related repair issue etc. As such,
this leads these customers to feel
ripped-off in the end. So again,
its a “Buyer Beware”
event.
Solutions To
Stop Scammers
- Use Common Sense.
Are they trustworthy? Research
them first. Ask a trusted
friend or relative.
- Search the Better
Business Bureau website and
other trusted official sites
too - ie FTC.gov.
- Searching or
contacting USPS.com
or your local US Post Office
can help.
- Also, asking your
local bank representative and
or local police and other
authorities helps too.
- Be careful with
installing apps or software!
Research where and who its
from.
- Never pay over the
phone! UNLESS, there's prior
trusted history & they can
be verified. Get the Support
Rep's name too!
Beware
of false urgency claims and
statements! Scammers use urgency
to trap their victims into what
they ask for.
Articles
On Computer Help Desk (ie Tech
Support) Scams
Companies
Reported For Scams
- [Geeks On Site]
- geeksonsite.com
- Targets elderly &
innocent people. Charges for
services that are never agreed
upon. Treats their hired
independent techs poorly. Over
all, they have bad Internet
reviews. Such as stated on "Yelp.com"
and on the "Better
Business Bureau."
- [PayPal] - www.paypal.com
- Banking scam company. Uses
an "ESG Social
Credit Score System."
PayPal denies their customer's
access to good and services
or, their saved money on
PayPal whenever they want and
for what ever reason. Plus,
they can wrongfully take money
from their customer's linked
credit card and bank accounts
too. Even the fine print in
their policies confirm this.
To
Conclude
So
no matter who you choose for your
regular Computer Help Desk
assistance, online banking or etc,
it's very important to stay safe
and be in-the-know and not get
taken advantage of. And if you
can, try following a "Buy Local.
Think Local" policy with choosing
computer support help. This way
you can know and see who you are
working with and paying.
~ Thank
You For Your Visit Today! ~
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