Tonight on CEP! I realized I haven’t published a Torment a Scammer episode in a while, so here you go!
- Foghorn Leghorn gets a call saying he won $2.5M and a (used?) Mercedes-AMG! The scammer said he was “American Cash Awards” then said he was Bank of America.
- Our next perpetrator is Nancy, whom I call “Mancy”. She sent me an email from “@pple Support”, which is of course an attempt to get through spam filters. She told me I had a “Security problem” where I clicked on an ad which allowed a hacker to connect to my computer. She’s actually not far from the truth, but conveniently omitted that SHE’S the one making these ads that DECEIVE people into thinking they have security problems. She then told me about her “secure server” which is actually the tool she uses to break into people’s computers. While waiting to connect to “senior technician”, we got a chance to get to know each other. I commended her for her efforts and reminded her about karma.
- The last one sends me an email saying my “Appl Pay” has been used at an “Appl Store”. Of course he couldn’t tell me which product or store. When he asked me what browser I have, I described the Firefox icon in the best possible way. Toward the end he suspected I was a YouTuber…
As always, hilarity ensues. Thanks for sharing this episode with your friends, and stay tuned for the book, coming out very soon at thecomputerexorcist.com
Marc-Anthony Arena was born in the 80s, back when technology was hopeful. He's an honors graduate of both McQuaid Jesuit and RIT. He has been in the IT industry since 2000. He is the author of "How to Protect Yourself from Your Computer", the only Plain English guide to the concepts, scams, and scandals of the tech industry. After 10 years as a dynamic and outspoken local talk show host, he launched The Computer Exorcist Podcast, available anywhere and anytime. His message is this: ALL of the heartache, headache, and expenditures in this industry are completely preventable.
