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Technical support scam

A technical support scam, or tech support scam, is a type of scam in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service for computing devices connected to the Internet. The scam may be intimated by a cold telephone call from the thief to the victim, or victims may contact scammers in response to a fake pop-up resembling an error…

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Technical support scam

Nodes115
Edges114
Triples87
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017391
Components1

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Technical support scam

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Technical support scam → Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, In, India, Indian IP, IPs, Ireland, Italy, Jim Browning, NDSS Symposium, New Zealand, South Africa, Technical, The, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
has impact · 17
Technical support scam → Additionally, Anglo, Canadian, CBC, Control Panel, Crimes, Gift, If, India, Jakob Dulisse, Microsoft, On Windows, PC, Scammers, Tech, The, Windows
related to Response · 12
Technical support scam → Apple, California-based, Comantra, Hewlett-Packard, However, In December, In September, Legal, Microsoft, Microsoft Partner Network, Microsoft's, Washington
related to Initiation · 10
Technical support scam → Amazon, Apple Inc, Blue, In, Microsoft, Some, Technical, The, These, Victims
related to Operation · 8
Technical support scam → Event Viewer, Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft, Scammers, Technical, The, Windows, With
related to External links · 6
Technical support scam → Large-Scale Analysis, Official Microsoft, One, Scam, Symantec, Technical Support Scams

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
a Blue screen of deathinstance ofThe victim is shown pop-ups which resemble legitimate error messages0.80text
freeze the victim's web browserinstance ofThe victim is shown pop-ups which resemble legitimate error messages0.80text
Apple Incinstance ofThese are usually robocalls which claim to be associated with a legitimate third party0.80text
TeamViewerinstance ofthe scammer will usually instruct them to download and install a remote access program0.80text
AnyDeskinstance ofthe scammer will usually instruct them to download and install a remote access program0.80text
LogMeIninstance ofthe scammer will usually instruct them to download and install a remote access program0.80text
Supremo Control or GoToAssistinstance ofthe scammer will usually instruct them to download and install a remote access program0.80text
rapeinstance ofto serious crimes0.80text
murderinstance ofto serious crimes0.80text
Binginstance ofthe ease with which companies that carry out technical support scams can be launched makes it difficult to prevent tech support scams from taking place.Major search engines0.80text
Google have taken steps to restrict the promotion of fake technical support websites through keyword advertisinginstance ofthe ease with which companies that carry out technical support scams can be launched makes it difficult to prevent tech support scams from taking place.Major search engines0.80text
credit/debit card informationinstance ofScam baiters may also attempt to lure scammers into exposing their unethical practices by leaving dummy files or malware disguised as confidential information0.80text

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