Attorney general warns of new twist on Microsoft tech support scam

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Attorney General Chris Carr is warning consumers about a new twist on a technical support scam in which people pose as representatives from Microsoft. The scammers are taking the scheme a step further this time.

Scammer poses as Microsoft representative

The scammer calls the consumer, posing as a Microsoft representative, to tell them something is wrong with their computer but fixable through a payment of a few hundred dollars. The scammer obtains personal account information to charge the victim’s credit card (sometimes repeatedly) for its “computer repair.”

Read more about the scam at law.ga.gov.

This article is summarized by Canadian Fraud News Inc.