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You've fallen for a scam! Now what? |
June 18, 2014
Cybercriminals tricked Fred into giving away sensitive information. Now he wants to know how “to mitigate this situation?”Don’t feel bad. We all make stupid mistakes. But with these sorts of mistakes, you have to act fast to avoid disaster.What you need to do depends on how you were tricked. Did you give them your email password? Your bank and/or credit card numbers? Your passwords for Facebook, Twitter, or other social media sites? Did they remotely access your PC, or trick you into installing software? [Have a tech question? Ask PCWorld Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector. Send your query to answer@pcworld.com.]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2360423/youve-fallen-for-a-scam-now-what.html#tk.rss_howto
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