Scams

Forum discussion tagged with Scams.
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    Scam or Counterfeit Devices

    Has anyone ever ended up with a scam device? I have seen phones, computers, TVs etc. ship with nefarious production elements. You can break them down to find scanners, cameras, recording devices, and transmission devices that are not supposed to be there. It seems to have to do with scam groups...
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    Question Scam Systems

    Has anyone experienced getting a desktop/laptop/smart device that has hidden hardware or software meant to exploit the user? I have experienced both scam computers and cell phones. These generally involve there being some sort of scanner built into the device that is not meant to be there...
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    Discussion Are NAS HDDs and Surveillance HDDs just a scam ?

    Hey guys, So I wanted to buy a new hdd since my ssd only had around 100GB left. So I saw these 3 different types of hdd in Amazon, which is: NAS HDD Surveillance HDD Desktop HDD Their prices aren't significantly more expensive than the regular pc hdd and it is advertised that they are far more...
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    Is i3 6100 is safe buy for 720p!

    Hey guys I am planning to buys a new gig soon and decided following parts I3 6100 Gtx 1060 3gb 8gb ram And 720p monitor I am thinking that i3 will become obsolete due to more counts and upcoming ryzen R3 and R5, if I go with i5 6400 my budget will be disputed and Have to buy gtx 1050ti So...
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    Computer is randomly shutting down

    Hello, So, I installed a new graphics card and it seemed to work without a hitch. The performance is fine and the temperatures of all my components are stable even at load. I recently started having a problem with my computer shutting down, a couple of times it has been in the middle of a...