GeekBuddy, a Complete SCAM!

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GeekBuddy, a Complete SCAM!

I have been heavily cheated by them in the name of Apple Support. It was just yesterday that a message displayed on my Mac asking me to dial a TFN for Apple Support. Completely astonished by what was happening, I tried escaping but was restricted to do so. Devoid of any option I dialed the number and was diverted to GeekBuddy. The technician who was on the line presented before me quite a number of problems that I was unaware of, until that time. He said only a payment of 200$ could save my Mac. Doesn’t it sound ridiculous! How come a system that was working perfectly be on the verge of getting completely damaged. Still, having got feared I paid 200$ as per the demand, but I think I have been completely cheated. Coz, the moment I transferred the money everything was same as before. My experience says GeekBuddy is a complete SCAM! Can anyone please suggest how to recover the money that they have incurred fraudulently from me?

Posted on Feb 9, 2016 3:25 AM

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stedman1

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Feb 9, 2016 3:30 AM in response to Allen Wander

Any such popup message will always be a scam. Never respond to such scare tactics. For future reference: Force quit Safari, the. restart Safari while holding the shift key.

If you allowed the criminals to access your computer, you should consider it compromised and restore it with a backup that predates the scam.

Contact your bank for steps to deal with the scam, and the compromised credit/bank card.

Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages

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Feb 9, 2016 4:40 AM in response to Allen Wander

Unfortunately, there are too many scammers and hackers - and they mostly make a living of it, at least until they're caught. But, someone else will come to fill their shoes.......

You can file a complaint here:

https://www.ic3.gov/about/default.aspx

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