{"id":59914,"date":"2018-12-03T14:12:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=59914"},"modified":"2018-12-03T14:12:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:12:10","slug":"fake-virus-scam-call-centers-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/fake-virus-scam-call-centers-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Shut Down 16 Fake Virus Scam Call Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Call Centers Raided for Fake Virus Scam<\/h3>\n

Last week, 16 fake virus scam<\/a> call centers in Gurgaon and Noida, India were raided.\u00a0 This led to the arrest of 39 people for allegedly impersonating technical support representatives for companies like Microsoft, Apple, Dell and HP.\u00a0 In the raid, police officers found various pieces of evidence including call scripts, voice recordings, live chats and customer records.<\/p>\n

This is the second raid in the last two months.\u00a0 The first took place in October, after Microsoft filed complaints about customers falling for fake virus scams.\u00a0 The initial raid led to the arrest of 24 alleged scammers.\u00a0 After the second raid, there were still thousands of victims filing complaints<\/a> with Microsoft regarding the tech support scam.<\/p>\n

It’s Progress, But…<\/h4>\n

Not to sound dismal, as this is progress, but there is still a long way to go.<\/p>\n

Customers still need to be wary of these scams.\u00a0 Just because sixteen call centers were raided, doesn’t mean the scam has been extinguished.\u00a0 If you’re wondering whether or not a notification is legitimate, please remember Microsoft, or any other tech company will never include a phone number for them to be reached at.\u00a0 Therefore, if a phone number is included, it is often a scam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, if you’re concerned about potentially being infected with a virus — please contact your security solution provider.\u00a0 It is their job to protect your device.\u00a0 They will either confirm it’s a scam or determine how the virus wormed past their protection.\u00a0 You are paying them after all\u00a0— use their resources!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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