Microsoftの電話サポートを装い被害を受ける人が相当いるようだ。
日本ではどうか知らないが、取り敢えず注意。
BBCより。
Microsoft takes on tech support scammers
http://m.bbc.com/news/technology-30548029
US software giant Microsoft is suing alleged scammers who phone people pretending to represent the firm and offer bogus technology support.
The callers ask to take over a home computer and demand money to fix it. Some then install viruses as well.
The software company said it had received more than 65,000 complaints about tech support scams since May.
It is taking legal action against several firms it accuses of misusing its name in such cases.
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The scam has been around for decades with callers peddling useless security software and tricking people into spending hundreds of pounds (or dollars) to solve non-existent computer problems.…
−サポートと信じているのでコンピュータを乗っ取ったり、ウィルスをダウンロードしてインストールさせたりとやりたい放題のようだ。
