{"id":1888,"date":"2016-11-28T16:13:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:13:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T22:13:18","slug":"office-depot-allegedly-running-in-store-tech-support-scams-naked-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=1888","title":{"rendered":"Office Depot allegedly running in-store tech support scams \u2013 Naked Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWe\u2019ve done plenty of reporting on tech support scams<\/a>, be they online<\/a> or by phone<\/a>, but how about the sort where you walk into a huge, supposedly legit gizmo box store and they try to sell you the same load?<\/p>\n

Seattle station KIRO-TV<\/a>, tipped off by a whistleblower and bolstered by confirming employees, is accusing Office Depot staffers of doing just that: diagnosing brand-new, just out of the box computers with malware infections that some stores suggested would cost up to $200 to clean up.<\/p>\n

According to Shane Barnett, an ex-Office Depot employee turned whistleblower, staffers need to sell fixes to keep their jobs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Office Depot allegedly running in-store tech support scams \u2013 Naked Security<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve done plenty of reporting on tech support scams, be they online or by phone, but how about the sort where you walk into a huge, supposedly legit gizmo box store and they try to sell you the same load? Seattle station KIRO-TV, tipped off by a whistleblower and bolstered…<\/p>\n

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