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Type of fraud and confidence trick
A technical support scam, or tech support scam, is a type of scam in which a scammer claims to offer a legitimate technical support service. Victims contact
Technical_support_scam
Maintenance service of electronic consumers
Technical support, commonly shortened as tech support, is a form of customer service provided to assist users in resolving problems with products such
Technical_support
Type of confidence trick
to the scammer has been lost. Online refund scams can also be considered a form of technical support scam, as they largely follow the same format of connecting
Overpayment_scam
Remote desktop application
and VPN functionality. AnyDesk is often used in technical support scams and other remote access scams. AnyDesk Software GmbH was founded in 2014 in Stuttgart
AnyDesk
Confidence trick using romantic intentions
romance scams than to similar internet scams, such as technical support scams. The mode of scam, which has several variations, usually works on the following
Romance_scam
American YouTuber and scambaiter
about scam baiting against phone scams and Internet scams. He works against a variety of scams over the phone, such as technical support scams, refund
Scammer_Payback
convince them that they are receiving money. Some victims of the technical support scam may have their information sold or traded to a new organization
List_of_scams
Attempt to defraud a person or group
intellectual property Social engineering (security) SSA impersonation scam Technical support scam White-collar crime Hokkani boro Huang, Lindsey; Orbach, Barak
Scam
Internet vigilantism tactic
Scam baiting (or scambaiting) is a form of internet vigilantism primarily used towards advance-fee fraud, IRS impersonation scams, technical support scams
Scam_baiting
2021 film by Jeffrey Gee Chin
Factory. The film is based on the true events of a large-scale technical support scam and features an ensemble cast that includes Vishnu Manchu, Kajal
Mosagallu
Shell command in various operating systems
of a technical support scam, where the command is used to occupy the command prompt screen, while the scammer, pretending to be technical support, types
Tree_(command)
Malicious software
Security in Web apps Social engineering (security) Targeted threat Technical support scam Telemetry software Typosquatting Web server overload causes Webattacker
Malware
Self-replicating malware program
(computer worm) Self-replicating machine Technical support scam – unsolicited phone calls from a fake "tech support" person, claiming that the computer has
Computer_worm
Tactic used to influence opinion
more FUD than truth". FUD has also been described as a part of technical support scams. The FUD tactic was used by Caltex Australia in 2003. According
Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt
Malware program
bitcoin. Alureon Botnet Conficker Gameover ZeuS Regin (malware) Technical support scam Timeline of computer viruses and worms Trojan horse (computing)
Tiny_Banker
Type of malware
or groupPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Technical support scam – Type of fraud and confidence trick Timeline of computer viruses
Trojan_horse_(computing)
Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread
Cryptovirology Keystroke logging Malware Source code virus Spam (electronic) Technical support scam Trojan horse (computing) Virus hoax Backup and Restore Windows Security
Computer_virus
Remote desktop software
Windows support scammer". Ars technica. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Details of a technical support scam misusing
ConnectWise_ScreenConnect
being explored. A 2017 study of technical support scams published at the NDSS Symposium found that, of the tech support scams in which the IPs involved could
Information technology in India
Information_technology_in_India
Confidence trick
The tarmac scam is a confidence trick in which criminals sell fake or shoddy tarmac (asphalt) and driveway resurfacing. It is particularly common in Europe
Tarmac_scam
Tax scam
Technical support scam Scambaiting SSA impersonation scam "Phone Scams Continue to be a Serious Threat, Remain on IRS "Dirty Dozen" List of Tax Scams
IRS_impersonation_scam
Malware that collects and transmits user information without their knowledge
software Industrial espionage Infostealer Malware Phishing Superfish Technical support scam Microphone blocker Surveillance abuse "Amazon Workers Are Listening
Spyware
Component of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system
List of Microsoft Windows components Microsoft Management Console Technical support scam "New tools for Event Management in Windows Vista". TechNet. Microsoft
Event_Viewer
Northern Irish YouTube personality and scam baiter
researching scam operations after his relative lost money to a technical support scam. He started his YouTube channel to upload footage to send to authorities
Jim_Browning_(YouTuber)
Form of online advertising
software Malvertising Malware Messaging spam Modal window Ransomware Technical Support Scam Adams, Cecil. "What's up with popup ads?". The Straight Dope. October
Pop-up_ad
Illegitimate way of obtaining money by using phones
spoofing Scams Credit card fraud Dial tapping Internet fraud Mobile phone spam Phreaking Traffic pumping Vishing Wire fraud Technical support scam Utility
Phone_fraud
Computer Trojan horse
Koobface, Zeus has also been used to trick victims of technical support scams into giving the scam artists money through pop-up messages that claim the
Zeus_(malware)
Depriving an elderly person of their financial resources
Lottery scams Medical billing scams and unnecessary medical care Predatory or unnecessary lending (e.g. reverse mortgages) Tarmac scams Technical support scam
Elder_financial_abuse
Scams related to COVID-19
COVID-19 misinformation IRS impersonation scam SSA impersonation scam Technical support scam "Covid 19 scam phone calls in UK; heatmap". Retrieved November
COVID-19_scams
Remote administration and web conferencing software
two key pairs. TeamViewer and similar programs can be abused for technical support scams. In this process, attackers pretend to be employees of well-known
TeamViewer
American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and scambaiter
like a well-used, average computer." Types of phone scams other than the technical support scam also often involve the scammer giving some reason to
Kitboga_(streamer)
Computer virus written in a macro language
other apps Ransomware (malware) Spyware Technical support scam – unsolicited phone calls from a fake "tech support" person, claiming that the computer has
Macro_virus
American Ponzi operator (1949–2015)
recovery of over $12 million from a dozen individuals who came out ahead on the scam. It settled with several who profited from the scheme, including Scientologists
Reed_Slatkin
Form of malicious software
take action against rogue security software vendors. MS Antivirus Technical support scam The clones of SpySheriff are BraveSentry, Pest Trap, SpyTrooper
Rogue_security_software
Malicious software used in ransom demands
tool has sometimes been effectively used as ransomware during technical support scams—where a caller with remote access to the computer may use the tool
Ransomware
Indian television series
Scam 1992 – The Harshad Mehta Story is an Indian Hindi-language biographical financial thriller streaming television series on SonyLIV directed by Hansal
Scam_1992
Telecommunications scam targeting United States citizens
Confidence trick IRS impersonation scam Overpayment scam Scambaiting Technical support scam "This is what a Social Security scam sounds like". Consumer Information
SSA_impersonation_scam
Embezzlement scandal in Bihar state, India
The Fodder Scam was a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of about ₹940 crore (equivalent to ₹48 billion or US$500 million in 2023) from
Fodder_Scam
same time there has been a growth in telephone scamming, such as technical support scams, from criminal call centres in India masquerading as legitimate
Call_centre_industry_in_India
Philippine scam of mortgaging rental cars
A rent-sangla scam, also known as rent-tangay scam, is a confidence trick that began to be performed in the Philippines in early 2017. According to local
Rent-sangla_scam
Telecommunications brand initially introduced in 1993 in Russia
+61497906999. Unfortunately, numbers in this range have been used for a technical support scam, posing as a Windows Help Desk in cold calls to Australian and New
Beeline_(brand)
Scam passing off cheap goods as premium
The white van speaker scam is a scam sales technique in which a con artist makes a buyer believe they are getting a good price on home entertainment products
White_van_speaker_scam
Financial scandal in India
Enforcement Directorate launched a multi-agency probe to investigate the Saradha scam and similar Ponzi schemes. In May 2014, the Supreme Court of India, due to
Saradha Group financial scandal
Saradha_Group_financial_scandal
Canadian investigative television program
investigation tracking the people behind the Canada Revenue Agency scams and technical support scams. The reporting triggered "Project Octavia", a criminal investigation
Marketplace (Canadian TV program)
Marketplace_(Canadian_TV_program)
Philippine political scandal
The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam, was a political scandal involving the alleged misuse
Pork_barrel_scam
Financial investment fraud scandal
Kapa-Community Ministry International and its executives, citing an investment scam. President Rodrigo Duterte was the first government official to announce
Kapa-Community Ministry International
Kapa-Community_Ministry_International
Phishing attack via telephony
the victim. Tech support scam: The scammer poses as a tech support and claims that there is an urgent virus, or a severe technical issue on the victim's
Voice_phishing
Form of social engineering
Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as viruses
Phishing
Cell phone account takeover fraud
A SIM swap attack (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, simjacking, and SIM swapping) is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets
SIM_swap_attack
2010s political scandal in India
The coal allocation scam, dubbed in the media as Coalgate, is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal
Indian_coal_allocation_scam
Topics referred to by the same term
Microsoft hoax may refer to: A technical support scam where a fraudulent caller impersonates Microsoft or Windows technical support The Microsoft acquisition
Microsoft_hoax
Planning and operation of data centers
support to their employees. A common scam typically involves a cold caller claiming to be from a technical support department of a company like Microsoft
Data_center_management
World Wide Web content existing on darknets
counterfeiting services. Many such sites are scams themselves. Phishing via cloned websites and other scam sites are numerous, with darknet markets often
Dark_web
Type of fraud
affected by telemarketing scams alone. Reports from adults 60 and older losing $10,000 or more to business and government imposter scams increased more than
Telemarketing_fraud
2025 Argentine political scandal involving cryptocurrency
then suffered a severe price drop, leading to allegations of a rug pull scam and $251 million in losses for investors. This scandal has been dubbed Cryptogate
$Libra_cryptocurrency_scandal
Vietnamese non-profit cybersecurity organization
ChongLuaDao (Vietnamese: Chống Lừa Đảo, lit. 'Scam Fighters') is a Vietnamese non-profit cybersecurity organization that helps clients verify the legitimacy
Chống_Lừa_Đảo
Systems architecture modeling method
architectural patterns, new technical services and components, and makes the logical architecture evolve according to implementation, technical and technological
Arcadia_(engineering)
2026 outbreak on cruise ship
Canaria and awaited a replacement aircraft after experiencing technical issues in its life support systems. On 6 May, the ship left Cape Verde for the Canary
MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak
MV_Hondius_hantavirus_outbreak
Indian industrialist
billionaires List of University of London people Indian coal allocation scam "Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla – Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group". Archived
Kumar_Mangalam_Birla
Public sector scam in Kerala
and Muslim League leader VK Ebrahim Kunju MLA in the Palarivattom flyover scam. February 29, 2020: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau interrogated
Palarivattom_Flyover_scam
Indian ministry controversies
infrastructural and human resources support to the NTA for conducting the exams. "Prime Accused In Assam JEE (Main) Scam Arrested From Guwahati Airport".
National Testing Agency controversies
National_Testing_Agency_controversies
Rogue security software
Executive Linked to Mac Defender Scam". International Business Times. Wisniewski, Chester (24 May 2011). "Apple support to infected Mac users: 'You cannot
Mac_Defender
Shadow library search engine
of Belgian Publishers (ADEB), the Civil Society of Multimedia Authors (La Scam), the Cooperative for the Perception and Compensation of Belgian Publishers
Anna's_Archive
American for-profit educational system
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) is a private for-profit system of technical colleges in the United States. It was established in 1965 by Robert
Universal_Technical_Institute
United States nuclear emergency response unit
back more than 60 years. These include all field-deployed and remote technical support to the Nation’s countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) operations
Nuclear Emergency Support Team
Nuclear_Emergency_Support_Team
Platform for creating custom AI chatbots
Guide. Retrieved 2025-10-08. "gpt.store Reviews: Is this site a scam or legit?". Scam Detector. Retrieved 2025-10-08. "Explore GPTs". ChatGPT. Retrieved
GPT_Store
Examination for admission to engineering colleges in India
infrastructural and human resources support to the NTA for conducting the exams. "Prime Accused In Assam JEE (Main) Scam Arrested From Guwahati Airport".
Joint Entrance Examination – Main
Joint_Entrance_Examination_–_Main
Fabricated titles of social rank
False titles of nobility or royal title scams are claimed titles of social rank that have been fabricated or assumed by an individual or family without
False_titles_of_nobility
American defense contractor
Phillips by Omar Berdouni. Mission Essential also provides training and technical support to its clients, notably first responders. In spring 2010, it won a
Mission_Essential
Indian politician (born 1963)
and prevent farmer-suicides. In connection to the Adarsh housing society scam, Vinod Tawde demanded a special session of the state Legislature to table
Vinod_Tawde
Health information technology
and cost precious time.[citation needed] Clinical decision support systems face steep technical challenges in several areas. Biological systems are profoundly
Clinical decision support system
Clinical_decision_support_system
Type of call center
(UK) – "Share scams" The Motley Fool consumer website – Boiler Room FAQ The Guardian – "Lifting the lid on 'boiler room' scams" BBC – "Boiler room scams"
Boiler_room_(business)
US non-profit organization
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a US non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) that supports community development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Local_Initiatives_Support_Corporation
Discontinued Windows NT component
"This is Microsoft Support" telephone scam – Computer ransom lockout". Case Studies. Triple-S Computers. 10 April 2013. "Tech support company with workers
Syskey
Online brokerage based in Belize
market MetaTrader 4 Schoeman, Louis (27 June 2024). "FBS Review ☑️ Safe or Scam Revealed (2025)". FX Leaders. Retrieved 7 January 2025. Mark, Jane (2024-11-14)
FBS_(brokerage)
Mboup Yérim Habib Sow Nidal Kamouni Products Customer Management Technical support Telemarketing Call-centre Number of employees 5,000 Website pcci-group
PCCI_Group
Virtual marketplace in the darknet
decentralization. In March 2015, the Evolution marketplace performed an "exit scam", stealing escrowed bitcoins worth $12 million, half of the ecosystem's listing
Darknet_market
Higher-level learning institution providing education needed for specific occupations
College Association website Barry Yeoman, Scam Schools, Good Housekeeping Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Paying for Vocational School
Vocational_school
1968 Independent MRO provider
technics company,” based in Miami, Phoenix, Louisville and Bogotá, specializes in the maintenance and repair of components, customized global support
Sabena_technics
Windows NT operating system component
support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15. Cimpanu, Catalin (Jan 22, 2016). "Symantec Disavows Business Partner Caught Running a Tech Support Scam"
Client/Server Runtime Subsystem
Client/Server_Runtime_Subsystem
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
downloading a third-party application called WhatsApp Gold, which was part of a scam that infected the users' phones with malware. A message that promises to
34th Council of Ministers of Karnataka, India (2023–2026)
Connection with Alleged Scam at Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. "Valmiki Scam: Ex-Congress Minister
Second_Siddaramaiah_ministry
American computer scientist
intentions from social media data. Akkiraju has co-authored over 100 technical papers. Akkiraju has 45+ issued patents and 25+ pending. She is the recipient
Rama_Akkiraju
time. Some politicians from the opposition have termed Electoral Bonds a "scam" and an "extortion racket". In response to allegations regarding the electoral
2024_Indian_general_election
Fraudulent investment operations
temporary existence of a stateless society. Although technically a Ponzi Scheme, the Albanian scams were commonly referred to as pyramid schemes both popularly
List_of_Ponzi_schemes
Set of practices for Information Technology (IT) development, management and support
management, Availability management and Capacity and performance management Technical management practices: including three practices: Deployment management
ITIL
Visual programming language
without technical expertise. Bubble's visual development platform is used to create websites and web applications. It is used by non-technical start-up
Bubble_(programming_language)
Public technical university (Polytechnic), Moscow, Russia
The Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU; Russian: Московский государственный технический университет им. Н. Э. Баумана, МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана)
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Bauman_Moscow_State_Technical_University
sales support services, including television ads, radio spots, Internet promotions, and direct mailers; customer service support; and technical support services
Focus_Services
Senator of the Philippines since 2016 (born 1975)
Senator Gregorio Honasan, and other lawmakers in relation to the pork barrel scam. Prior to launching a senatorial bid, he tendered his resignation from the
Joel_Villanueva
Web browser content blocking extension
users from visiting malicious websites such as those used for phishing, scams, malware, and more. Some additional features include dynamic filtering of
UBlock_Origin
Supreme audit institution of India
of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies under Technical Guidance & Support (TGS). The salary and other conditions of service of the CAG
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_India
Data mining framework
led by Professor Hans-Peter Kriegel. The project has continued at the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. It aims at allowing the development and
ELKI
Premium rate telephone prefix in North America
along with the use of these numbers for things such as software technical support, banking access, and stock tips. Adult entertainment 900 numbers have
Area_code_900
Indian politician (born 1972)
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on corruption charges in a major liquor scam. There are counter-allegations against the Central Government and the ruling
Manish_Sisodia
found offshore. In recent years, illicit economic activities like cyber scam center operations have become an increasingly prominent of Cambodia's economy
Economy_of_Cambodia
American multinational technology conglomerate
that were linked to scam centers in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates doing pig butchering scams. In December 2024
Meta_Platforms
Indian public sector undertaking
– One of India's longest railway tunnels. Ahmedabad Metro, Gujarat – Technical advisory and project management. Shivamogga Airport, Karnataka – Airport
RITES_Limited
Malware designed to elicit fear, shock, or anxiety
malicious software that includes rogue security software, ransomware and other scam software that tricks users into believing their computer is infected with
Scareware
Multi-level marketing company providing telecommunications and other services
iPhone, Android and Symbian, reselling WiMAX wireless Internet, and technical support service for personal and business computers, as well as getting back
ACN_Inc.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT-SCAM
TECHNICAL SUPPORT-SCAM
Boy/Male
Indian
Support
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support
Female
Egyptian
, support.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Hindu
Support
Boy/Male
Tamil
Support
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Support
Biblical
cleaving to the Lord;Jehovah supports;may God support;*Ishvah, resembles;
Boy/Male
Tamil
Who does not need support but supports every one, Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Tamil
Who does not need support but supports every one, Lord Vishnu
Male
German
Contracted form of German Hupprecht, HUPPERT means "bright heart/mind/spirit."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Indian
Who does not need support but supports every one, Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bird.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Support
Boy/Male
Indian
Who does not need support but supports every one, Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Support
TECHNICAL SUPPORT-SCAM
TECHNICAL SUPPORT-SCAM
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Swahili
Plentiful; Gain; Useful; Benefit
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kuberchand | கà¯à®ªà¯‡à®°à®šà®‚த
God of wealth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living in an area of woodland, from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + land ‘land’, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Kent, and Somerset, named with these elements.
Male
Celtic
, chief.
Female
Danish
, spear maid.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fact, Truth, Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Diamond
Girl/Female
Biblical
A chamber covered, the sea-shore.
Boy/Male
Basque
Named for Saint James.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT-SCAM
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n.
That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
a.
Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the practice of an art or science.
v. t.
To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
a.
Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical.
a.
Technical.
a.
Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical precision; mechanical products.
a.
Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service.
adv.
In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.
n.
One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
a.
Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from mental, vital, chemical, etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory; mechanical deposits.
n. pl.
Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.
v. t.
To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
v. t.
A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
v. t.
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
v. t.
To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
v. t.
To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
a.
The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique.
imp. & p. p.
of Support
v. t.
To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
v. t.
To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.