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Support Desk Scams: CLSID Not Unique

20
Jul
2011

Yeah, yeah, yet another coldcall scam post, but featuring a ploy I haven’t come across before, intended to convince you that the scammer really knows something about your system, so that you’re likelier to fall for the scam. Rebecca Herold reports for InfosecIsland that she was contacted by one of those helpful “support desk” people who […]

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Giving Cold Callers the Cold Shoulder

24
Jun
2011

[Updated footnote in line with information received from Ontinet.com about coldcalling regulation in Spain.]Yesterday I had a phone call. Well, several, of course, but this was yet another irritating cold call. If you’ve read some of my many blogs on the subject, you might think that it must have been yet another support desk scam, […]

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