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Contacted HP regarding a printer issue. Was on a chat, person said she needed to direct me to another technician. This person called me and I gave him access to my computer, ran through many files circling issues and told me they needed to clean up and provide me a new IP address. The printer issue was solved and they told me it would cost me $199 Then told me I was high risk and needed very strong security, sold me a package for $1640 (put on AMEX). I thrn contacted HP, and they told me their vendors that they outsourse to would never sell such a pkg. I caled AMEX and will dispute the charge. I then called Apple, who gained access to m y laptop and removed all the stuff they put on

Targeted Person's Location

FL, USA- 34481

Scammer Information
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Monroe, LA- 71203

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Unknown Email

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(888) 552-8220

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Tech Support

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Business name

Acting as: Hewlett Packard

Date Reported

August 16, 2024

Scam ID

879448


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