Watch As Scammer Tries To Scam MalwareBytes Guy

[Chromatinfish 123]

Watch as a scammer gets on chat with a malwarebytes employee and tries to trick him into paying $200. Numerous mistakes gets apparent as the scammer uses "protection.com" to try to trick him into buying their protection.

(P.S. I know this is mac but since it is not based on the OS but more on the scammer calling this can happen on any system)

The morale of this:

1) When allowing customer service to take control of your system, be on the ware of suspicious things like what is in the video (New Delhi-based scammers saying they were in New Jersey- yes the new part is the same...)

2) Don't let anybody to take control unless it is valid customer service and see #1

3) Report all phishing sites to malwarebytes and other resources and post it on Malware bytes Malware Hub so other users know.

 

[Mr. Tech]

Well then let's see how this goes eh? I have a feeling their service will be down shortly

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Thank you for this illustrative example of the presence of organized groups remotely preying upon the good nature & trust of those people whom are searching for assistance from a seemingly legitimate service that is, in fact, a sad joke. All that truly takes place is a confidence game, AKA a crime my mother used to refer to a 'Highway Robbery". It now takes place on the internet highway. This was sickeningly polite. As the reporter revealed when he asked whether they had any more tricks, it does not require much more when the goal is only to extract money, and (at the same time) to perpetuate continuous & unconscionable dialog that is in essence lies. The famous words of PT Barnum easily come to mind, and yet I feel the circus was a more memorably satisfying show.