Support fraud damage increase methods and countermeasures (North Japan Broadcasting) --Yahoo! News
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Do you know support fraud? It is a trick that displays a personal computer as "the virus infected", and when you solve the problem, it is a trick to deceive money. Here are some precautions for support scams that are increasing recently. A video of a virus infection that suddenly appears on a personal computer screen, "This computer is infected with the Trojan Virus", which was accessed by a staff member of the Prefectural Police Headquarters to the support fraud screen. "Your information will be sent to her hackers or third parties and can damage your computer." This is the entrance to "support fraud". After this, you will be prompted to make a call to the fake support center, and your computer will be remotely controlled. "I will check the problem for the time being and fix it. Please do what I say." "I will put this security software on your computer." You are required to pay money, such as " In addition, personal information such as passwords may be stolen. Such support scams are increasing year by year. According to the prefectural police, there were more than 100 consultations sent to the police last year in the prefecture, and the number has increased by 20 since the previous year. In addition, the amount of damage has doubled to 12 million yen. Approximately half of the consultation are from those over 60 years old, and the damage is noticeable, especially among the elderly who are unfamiliar with personal computers. It is said that there are cases where you can not consult with your surroundings because of the desire to access the site from yourself, or that it is difficult to realize that it was a fraud with confidence if you received support. The prefectural police do not call for such contacts, do not download the required software, check viruses on a personal computer, and if the screen cannot be turned out, ends or PC. We are calling for restarting. ] The number of cases where personal computers and the Internet need to be used in life is increasing. Be careful not to be involved in the crime that gets there, not only for yourself but also for people around you.
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