Lucy Thomson

February 19, 2016

Dell to Customers: Report ‘Service Tag’ Scams

This post was originally published on this siteComputer maker Dell is asking for help in an ongoing probe into the source of customer information that appears to have somehow landed in the laps of fraudsters posing as Dell computer support technicians. KrebsOnSecurity readers continue to report being called by scammers posing as Dell support personnel who offer “proof” that they’re with Dell by rattling off the unique Dell “service tag” code printed on each Dell customer’s PC or laptop, as well as information from any previous (legitimate) service issues the customer may have had with Dell. Image: Wikipedia In January, Ars […]