Comments on: Eva writes, “Help! I called tech support but got a scam artist instead!”

By: VaDonna McKim

VaDonna McKim — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 19:14:59 +0000

I have been taken for a ride! I read Eva’s story but my ending is different. I bought into the story and spent the 350 to boot. Now because of their return to me (and I believed them) I am sitting with two gift cards totaling $200 that was to purchase a piece of equipment so I wouldn’t be hacked again. :They” didn’t follow through so I am out of luck and don’t know where I stand in security. What should I do now. I have a “case number, a copy of what looks like a support report, and two cards I can’t use – for iTunes. What can I do now?

By: Teresa

Teresa — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:26:10 +0000

How do you get them to stop calling? I was ALMOST taken in by this scam. Only saw a second charge that raised eyebrows that alerted me. I got all my money back. They call me AND my parents phone # (they probably correlated the two from the phone book- same last name and address). I don’t know how to get them to stop.

By: Seriously!

Seriously! — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:40:40 +0000

2016 and getting hp scammers. The first time I was having trouble connecting my new printer to my computer because of Windows 10 (horrible!), they wanted to download a program and it would only cost me $$. This time I just tried to question them about mirror imaging (which doesn’t seem to be on my $300 printer!). They asked me a couple of questionable questions (this was via hp.com), I stated my issue at the beginning and it was obvious he hadn’t read it. Nothing new these days. But when he told me it was a technical issue I new he was a phony. I tried to call hp to make them aware. Again a scammer! They just kept asking me what device I was calling about (phone, printer, laptop, etc) and wouldn’t address the issue of the scammer and who I needed to talk to about the problem.

By: HATE SCAMMERS

HATE SCAMMERS — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:01:15 +0000

Instant INK and HP Hewlett packerd REFUSES to replace my printer, on warranty, unless they get my credit card information !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT IN THE PAPERWORK that came with printer when i purchased it.