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The Stick
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Someplace Safe?
Posts: 17,328
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Somebody needs to go to my brother Bob's in Tulsa and destroy all of his PC desktops and laptops.
He got an email saying his iCloud account was going to expire and followed the link in the email. And entered the information giving them his AppleID and Password.
Told him he needs to go to Apple Support and call them so any charges could be stopped. That they would ask him to report the card stolen and get a new one an enter on his account. That he needed to change his password and turn on multi-facotor authentication. And to quit clicking on links in emails!
Instead of going to Apple, he googled Apple Support on his infected PC after getting hacked and the number he got was not an Apple 800 number. They had him install software to access his computer (his PC) and told him he couldn't run both McAfee and Fixit Stick at the same time so had him disable them both. Said they they could fix his computer for $150. And not to change his password or report his card stolen that he was fine. Said it was a real nice Indian guy and that he gave him his extension to call him back when he had the $150.
I have never had Apple Support want to login to my computer. They were able to talk me thru any issues without seeing my screen. Have never called with an AppleID possible hack concern that they didn't immediately have me change my password and disabled my card number. The have never told me they could fix it for a charge. In fact, I have never been charged for Apple Support. i have also never gotten anyone with a noticeably Indian accent calling Apple.
There is a reason he keeps getting hacked. I'm expecting his PC to lock down with ransom ware just any day now since he turned off McAfee and Fixit Stick.
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Richard aka "The Stick"
06 Cayenne S Titanium Edition
Last edited by RKDinOKC; 03-12-2018 at 09:50 PM..
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