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have you seen a scary warning while browsing the internet that says your data is in danger and you need to call the support center to fix the issue it is a trap of a technical support scam in this video you will know how a technical support scam happens and how to stay away from it at the end of the video you will also know what to do if you got scammed so watch the whole video before we start this guide press the like button and subscribe to our channel in case you forget later how does a technical support scam happen in a technical support scam a scammer tricks you into believing that your device and data is in danger they might tell you that your computer has critical viruses or someone has your computer then they become a savior and charge you for the cleanup process that you don't need such kinds of scams are inspired by social engineering methods if you don't know what it is you can check out the dedicated video on social engineering from the i button or the description technical support scam is common with people who have less awareness of how the support system works such as old age people who are new to computers the scammer might ask you for the payment via your credit card or they can trick you into purchasing gift cards prepaid cards or using the money transfer apps so that they cannot be traced and money cannot be reversed scammers use different mediums to contact you and tell you about the danger the most common three types of mediums have been noticed which are advertisements scammers contact the shady websites on the internet and put the warning on their page as advertisements these advertisements look like real system warnings that have the support number the warning could tell you that your system and data are in danger and you need to contact the support center to fix the issues once you call the support number the scammer tricks you into giving remote access and then performs some magical tricks on your computer that shows your pc is compromised once they make you believe they will ask for the payment for their service pop-up warning pop-up warnings are similar to the advertisements however they look more real and authentic scammers put these pop-ups on other shady websites or create a separate website to display the danger then they contact the owners of the shady website and add a redirect script on their pages when you click on their page they will redirect you to these scam pages through calls scammers might call you pretending to be a technical support executive from a reputed company they will tell you that your computer has some problem to fix that they need remote access to your computer once you provide that they will run some diagnostic tools and display several issues with your system then they will ask you for the payment to fix the problems which aren't on your computer let's look at some common technical support scams microsoft technical support scam microsoft is the most widely used product that's why it's popular among scammers in this scam scammers create a web page that looks exactly like the microsoft website you land on this webpage when you visit rogue websites such as illegal software download sites music and movie downloading sites then the web page tries to tell you that your computer's security is compromised to prevent data loss you need to contact the support number once you believe that and call the technical support number you are just one step away from getting scammed anti-virus support scams scammers use the name of popular anti-virus products to show you a warning that your computer is infected with several viruses you need to contact the support number to remove these viruses scammers copy the logo and website design of the anti-virus companies to look more legitimate how to protect yourself from such a scam to protect yourself from such a scam you need to increase your understanding of how the support system works once you understand how this system works you will not fall for such scams don't trust warnings with phone number whenever you see a warning or error message with a phone number don't trust it it is a warning trying to trick you so don't call the support number mentioned in the warning messages check if it is a real system warning real system or anti-virus warnings don't appear on the browser if it is real you will see its icon on the taskbar you can move and minimize the real system warnings however the pop-up warnings appear with the help of your browser so if you close the browser and the warning disappears then it is a one don't trust technical support calls if someone calls you and tells you that your computer has some issues just cut the call microsoft or any other reputed organization never calls you it is you that has to raise the concern through their official channels they will never contact you and tell you that your system is compromised and then ask you for payment what to do if you have been scammed if you have been scammed you need to follow some guidelines to ensure safety immediately change all your passwords use different passwords for different accounts scan your pc with a legitimate anti-malware and remove anything that it catches scammers might leave keylogger or spyware on your system to further steal from you if you are not sure how to clean your computer you can call a security professional suppose you have made a payment using your credit card report fraud to your bank and block that card they will help you in reversing the money make a police complaint you need to report the fraud to the concerned department to take action against these scammers that's it for this video if it does help you press the like button and share the video with your friends we keep uploading videos related to computer security so subscribe to our channel and press the bell button to make sure you don't miss anything