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Facebook Facebook Search for: What Should You Do About the Windows Tech Support Scam? Security Windows What Should You Do About the Windows Tech Support Scam? Christian Cawley April 25, 2016 25-04-2016 5 minutes What Should You Do About the Windows Tech Support Scam? Facebook Twitter Pinterest Stumbleupon Whatsapp Email Ads by Google “I am calling you from Windows…” We’ve all had the calls, but what can we really do about the Windows Tech Support scam? Should you hang up, or lead the callers on? Is there anyone you can report them to, and if so, should you even bother? Let’s find out. The Windows Tech Support Scam: A Recurring Nightmare Anyone claiming to be from “Windows” could be expected to know if there was a virus on your PC, right? And when they guide you into checking the Windows Event Viewer (where harmless errors are logged) and reading out a string of numbers, they usually manage to snare you into their swindle. After all, you don’t want to lose your hard work, or be without yo
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