AnyTech 365 Scam? Search for information.

Anonymous
2021-04-23T10:03:34+00:00

Hello

Working in IT myself I got a couple of reports during the last year about a quite interesting "thing" (I think it's some kind of scam scheme) called "AnyTech 365". It's not your "typical" Microsoft phone call scam but something quite a bit more sophisticated.

Interestingly there is/was only very limited information available on line.

The "thing" (suspected scam) goes like this:

Inexperienced users get prompted with misleading information (probably in the form of advertisement they don't recognize a such) which leads them to download some shady "pc repair software" (the name "Restoro" came up a couple of times). Once they run this software they are asked to contact a "support company" called AnyTech365. The people from AnyTech365 then try to sell them an expensive & long-running subscription for support services, usually costing a couple of hundred dollars (one "victim" reported that they even paid several thousand dollars).

Now the thing is: This company AnyTech365 which is located in Spain acts like a reputable business. So it's not some unknown Indian call center that disappears after a few weeks. They are registered and seem to be in for the long run - giving the impression of a "real" IT service provider. Just that their customers don't seem to become customers "voluntarily" but through very misleading sales practices.

At least this is what it looks like after gathering information from a couple of "victims".

Since there wasn't much information about this (suspected) scam scheme available I posted a similar thread like this in the German language Microsoft Community Forums in December. This lead to reports from more people who felt that they were scammed by AnyTech365 and also to a recation from a public relations person from Any Tech 365 who of course was claiming that they are a legitimate company. (However that person also referred to a certification agency called "App Esteem" which seems to be specialised in the "fake" certifictaion of very shady software - so we probably have to assume that a company that gets certidication from "App Esteem" is probably shady too.)

Anyway, since AnyTech365 seems to be active in a lot of languages & countries I thought that I also post this here in the English speaking community.

So we might get a bigger audience and can gather more information about this suspected scam.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-11T13:47:12+00:00

    Heartily agree. People need to be aware of these scams and not treat them as a joke. You're not Ricky Gervais, Michael Pederson - there are plenty of sites where you can practice irony.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-07T23:21:36+00:00

    Trolling??? Seriously. I'd have gone with "Irony" it's something wasted on the truly gifted, much like thinking one can pay Taxes with gift cards. Best

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-08-29T20:22:04+00:00

    I have received those, too - repeatedly. I just read another post that said the company was legit and her experience sounded quite appropriate. I have spoken only to Pakistani or Indian voices and when I have called them they have answered simply "hello" which suggests they are scamming the good name of a company that may be totally on the up and up.

    Suzan Waller when I have had to odd person I cannot understand I ask for someone I can communicate with.... most of the guys are Australian and have great phone voices....Like most things there are scammers out there you just have to be careful.....

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-05T15:18:51+00:00

    Not sure if this would be of help to anyone, but as a part of this "AnyTech 365" scheme, I find I am now getting "RENEWAL REMONDER" emails, for services which AFAIK I have never signed up or requested, to the effect AnyTech is "renewing" my accounts "premium support" for (you pick a number, but in my case, the bargain figure of) $297.77 with a suggestion if I have any questions about this I give them a call at +1(914) 732-0730 (for google indexing an search purposes, 9147320730 ) and/or email From:

    RENEWAL REMINDER <******@gmail.com>
    Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 10:02 AM
    To: m******@****.com
    Subject: ORDER CONFIRMED!

    HTH somebody with avoiding these kinds of phishing scams. Cheers

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-06-16T10:10:23+00:00

    Thank you for your information Suzan.

    Just to be precise: Teamviewer itself is not fraudulent. It is just a remote support tool used by a lot of IT specialists (legitimate ones and unfortunately also scammers).

    Be aware that there also is a Scam scheme where scam companies using faked refunds to actually make charges to your credit card. So be careful there.

    However we don't yet have information about whether AnyTech365 is active in that specific "area" of fraud or not.

    In your case it probably makes sense to double check with your credit card companies if there have been suspicious charges.

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