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Back in January we reported on the existence of a phony tech support scam. You can read that blog entry here.

According to Security Tips Talk on MSDN Blogs this problem is still continuing. You can read their entry on the subject here.

They have some useful tips on avoiding these scams and also a list of known scams that use Microsoft’s names – so it might be a good a idea if you take a look these to help keep yourself informed on this subject.

We also have some advice on beating scams here.