#103 Long Distance, Part II




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Summary: This week, Alex and Damiano take a trip. This is the conclusion of last week's episode, <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/episode/long-distance/">Long Distance</a>.<br> <br><br><strong><br>Further Reading<br></strong><br><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/scare-and-sell-how-indian-call-centre-scammers-cheat-foreign-computer-owners/story-cTE5eHZIo3AkjvTJDhokAK.html">Snigdha Poonam's story on tech support scams in the Hindustan Times</a><a href="https://gimletmedia.com/episode/long-distance/"><br></a><br>If you suspect you are a victim of a tech support scammer, you see a suspicious pop-up, or get an unsolicited tech support email, you can make a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission by <a href="https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/GettingStarted?NextQID=213&amp;Url=%23%26panel1-2#crnt">following this link</a>, or by contacting the company that the call center was impersonating directly.<br><br><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/reportascam/">Microsoft fraud report page<br></a><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204759">Apple fraud report page<br></a><br>Microsoft did a global survey of tech support scams in 2016, and the results are pretty interesting. You can find it <a href="https://mscorpmedia.azureedge.net/mscorpmedia/2016/10/Tech-Scams-Public-Report.pdf">here</a>.<br><br><br><br><br>