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Confessions of a Computer Repairman

Posted by timothy on from the bwa-ha-ha-ha dept.

nk497 writes "What really happens to your PC when it's handed over to computer repair cowboys? We reveal the horror stories from computer repair shops — the dodgy technicians that install pirated software, steal personal photos, lie about hardware upgrades, upsell to the unsavvy, or simply steal your PC to sell on. Plus, we tell you how to avoid such dodgy fixers and find a trustworthy repairman."

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  1. I'm evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I downgrade them to IE6, uninstall firefox/chrome, disable their anti virus, set their search engine to bing and their home page to lemonparty.org. Then I charge them in bitcoin.

  2. Re:People fall for... obvious frauds by Dracos · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've seen that scam here in Canada 2

    Wow, they made a sequel to Canada?