A new twist on the tech support scam prescreens potential victims by contacting them on Twitter and inviting them to call a phone number. This approach appears to be designed to save scammers time by eliminating people who are unlikely to be persuaded by their social engineering tactics. Using Twitter Bots to Initiate Contact The scam starts on Twitter, where the scammers respond to public messages … Continue reading Scammers Prescreen Victims for Tech Support Scams via Twitter and Phone