{"id":58392,"date":"2017-11-30T15:54:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T21:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58392"},"modified":"2017-11-30T15:54:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T21:54:46","slug":"tech-support-fraudsters-target-online-daters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/tech-support-fraudsters-target-online-daters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Support Fraudsters Now Targeting Online Daters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tech Support Scam Target Plenty of Fish Users<\/h3>\n<p>A newly found tech support scam puts a different twist on the traditional technical support hoax.\u00a0 Instead of the hackers claiming to be from Microsoft or Apple, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pofcustomercarenumber.com\">website <\/a>clearly portrays a customer support service for the dating site, Plenty of Fish.\u00a0 However, those who fall for this scam will quickly realize this is pretty similar to the traditional tech support scam.\u00a0 The hackers will request access to your computer, so they can &#8220;troubleshoot&#8221; the issue.\u00a0 Of course, &#8220;issues&#8221; will be found that they have to fix which will result in a hefty fee for the user.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of using falsified websites, which are not associated with the company whatsoever, users are encouraged to go to the original Plenty of Fish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pof.com\/\">website <\/a>and click the &#8220;Help&#8221; link near the &#8220;Sign In&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p>The same strategy should be implemented for users on all websites.\u00a0 Help desks and support options can always be found on major websites.\u00a0 Therefore, users are encouraged to visit the company page and seek help from there, instead of doing a search for support.\u00a0 Often times hackers will create fake webpages to show up in the search, like what is happening for Plenty of Fish.\u00a0 If the authenticity of the website is ever in question, it is best to not use it.\u00a0 Trust your instincts!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech Support Scam Target Plenty of Fish Users A newly found tech support scam puts a different twist on the traditional technical support hoax.\u00a0 Instead of the hackers claiming to be from Microsoft or Apple, the website clearly portrays a customer support service for the dating site, Plenty of Fish.\u00a0 However, those who fall for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":55107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[5417,4790,3099],"class_list":["post-58392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-plenty-of-fish","tag-support-scam","tag-tech-support"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tech Support Fraudsters Now Targeting Online Daters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new tech support scam is targeting users of the online dating site, Plenty of Fish. 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