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Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.
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Scams and confidence tricks are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark".
In the 2000s, phishing attacks became more organized and targeted. The first known direct attempt against a payment system, E-gold, occurred in June 2001, and shortly after the September 11 attacks, a "post-9/11 id check" phishing attack followed. [56] The first known phishing attack against a retail bank was reported in September 2003. [57]
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If someone’s posting or spamming comments that contain racial slurs, vulgarity or anything inappropriate, please use the report feature that’s available in the comment system. To report a comment: 1. Go to the comment you are reporting. 2. Select the Drop-Down Arrow on the far right-hand corner of the text-box. 3. Click report.
Chacon later told Brent Bambury of CBC Radio One program Day 6 that he was so shocked at readers' ignorance he felt it was like an episode from The Twilight Zone. [66] In an interview with ABC News , Chacon defended his site, saying it was an over-the-top parody of fake sites to teach his friends how ridiculous they were. [ 67 ]
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