'888-398-0888' Technical Support Scam

Technical support tactics continue to be one of the simplest yet efficient weapons that cybercriminals and online con artists use to take money from users who are not familiar with these fraudulent schemes. One of the latest tactics that security researchers have encountered is linked to the phone line 888-398-0888 , and it is executed with the help of a fake executable file, which displays a lock screen with a misleading error message as soon as it is started.

The '888-398-0888' technical support scam relies on misleading its targets into thinking that their computers have been obstructed due to an ‘unsolvable threat,’ and that they have two options ahead of them:

• Install a fresh copy of Windows and lose all their files.
• Pay for a fresh Windows license, which can be purchased from the Microsoft Certified Technicians who answer calls to 888-398-0888.

Both statements of the con artists are a lie, but the second one is certainly more severe. It is true that the problem can be solved by installing a fresh copy of Windows, but this does not need to lead to data loss necessarily. The second option, however, is where the real tactic happens – 888-398-0888 is not associated with the Microsoft Corporation, and this number is operated by a group of technical support scammers who sell fake products and license keys to their victims. Users who opt to call this number might hear numerous lies regarding their computer’s health and security, therefore making it more likely that they will fall into the trap of the con artists.

We advise you never to call technical support numbers that were brought to you by dodgy websites or computer alerts and messages – Microsoft and other reputable companies in the IT field would never promote their services in this way. If you encounter the '888-398-0888' technical support scam on your PC, you should try running a trustworthy anti-malware application key to get rid of the corrupted files and restore your computer’s normal functionality. Do not forget that the contents of the message linked to the '888-398-0888' technical support scam are fake, and there is nothing wrong with your computer apart from the fact that it is the target of con artists.