{"id":297,"date":"2018-10-06T05:32:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T05:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:34:00","slug":"fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake News!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3617\" height=\"3049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_196530561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_196530561.jpeg 3617w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_196530561-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_196530561-768x647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/AdobeStock_196530561-1024x863.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3617px) 100vw, 3617px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, I made that part up about &#8220;Fake News&#8221; just to get your attention!\u00a0 Now that I have it, you might as well stick around to see what I am really talking about in this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it&#8217;s not fake news, I want to educate you about <strong>fake tech support<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you purchase a\u00a0 computing device or peripheral devices for it (printers, cameras, external drives, etc.),\u00a0 there is often a toll-free phone number to call for tech support.\u00a0 (In the business, we call this &#8220;first-level support.&#8221;)\u00a0 When you have a problem, you call the number which is published by this large, well-known computer\/printer company.\u00a0 Like the picture above, however, you&#8217;re participating in an illusion.\u00a0 In almost every case, you are not speaking to the actual company you called.\u00a0 You are speaking to an outside, third-party company which handles calls made to the published phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, these companies are not always trustworthy &#8211; in fact, I&#8217;d say they&#8217;re dishonest a great majority of the time.\u00a0 They will say and do anything to get you to purchase &#8220;support&#8221; from them even though you called for what should be free support.\u00a0 They will tell you they can&#8217;t help you because your computer is infected or corrupted, etc.\u00a0 If you make the mistake of allowing them access to your computing device, they will often really put the pressure on and do all they can to panic you into buying what they are selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a simple phrase, don&#8217;t do it!<\/strong>\u00a0 Don&#8217;t allow anyone else onto your computer without first checking with us.\u00a0 I know that sounds egotistical but I promise you, I&#8217;m just looking out for you.\u00a0 We have a banner on our Remote Technical Support page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/rts\">www.4kcc.com\/rts<\/a>) and I&#8217;m going to post it here because it&#8217;s the truth.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t tell you how much I hate seeing one of our customers ripped off by these unscrupulous companies.\u00a0 Remember, call us before you allow anyone else onto your computing device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/scamservice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/scamservice.png 120w, https:\/\/www.4kcc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/scamservice-76x300.png 76w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, I made that part up about &#8220;Fake News&#8221; just to get your attention!\u00a0 Now that I have it, you might as well stick around to see what I am really talking about in this post. 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