
All of us need technical support companies to help us solve complex issues with our devices and applications. And in todays "work from home" world and COVID-19 distancing, we need fantastic support - remotely. While most of The Computing Center's clients do quite well in staying safe on their devices, but often there are technical elements that people aren’t trained to handle. Relying on tech support is necessary to get us back in working order.
However, scammers and hackers will use that actual dependence on tech support to get their foot in the door. By pretending to be tech support and using scare tactics, they trick their victims into installing a virus, paying money, or worse.
Is the Text Message that you just received a Scam?

You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you. I know mine does. It says, “Hmm, this could be a scam. Maybe someone wants to steal my personal information. Or get me to pay for something.”
I guess that's why scammers come up with new stories all the time, like a package tracking scam we're hearing about. Here's how it works.
Scammers send a text message with a fake shipment tracking code and a link to update your delivery preferences. In this case, the message says it’s from FedEx.
But they might use the name of another well-known shipping company, or the good old U.S. Postal Service.
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