Rogue Anti-Virus Victims Rarely Fight Back 173
krebsonsecurity writes "One big reason why rogue anti-virus continues to make major bucks for scam artists: relatively few victims ever ask their credit card company or bank to reverse the charges for the phony security software — even when the victims don't even receive the worthless software they were promised. I recently found several caches of data for affiliates of a rogue anti-virus distribution program, and the data showed that in one set of attacks only 367 out of more than 2,000 scammed disputed the charge. A second rogue anti-virus campaign scammed more than 1,600 people, and yet fewer than 10 percent fought the charges."
Re:potential reason to not dispute a charge (Score:4, Funny)
I'll be happy to sell you my mod points and a subscription to a series of pamphlets detailing many "life hacks" including my patent-pending technique for obtaining 15 mod points a week; and how to get free product out of those 25-cent bubblegum dispensers at shopping malls. Please post your credit card number; verification number; and billing address in a reply.
Re:"Buyer Beware" (Score:3, Funny)
Here's what you do:
You start a company called "Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club". Put an advert in a gay mag advertising the latest in arse-intruding dildos. You sell it with "Does what no other dildo can do until now! The latest and greatest in sexual technology! Guaranteed results!" All that bollocks.
These dildo cost a few quid a pop... a snip for the pleasure they'll give the recipients. They send their cheques to the other company name. Nothing offensive, "Bobby's Bits" or something, for a few quid. You stick it in the bank until it clears.
This is the smart bit. You send back the cheque for several pounds from the other company name (Arse Ticklers Faggots Fan Club) saying we're sorry, we couldn't get supplies from America... they ran out of stock. You see how many people cash that cheque.
Not a single soul. Who wants their bank manager to know they tickle arse?
Re:potential reason to not dispute a charge (Score:4, Funny)