Dialer Scams And Spyware

Apparently there are quite a number of different ways that people get ripped off as a result of unknowingly hosting spyware in their computers. One of the lesser know ones is what is known as rogue dialer scams.

Usually you will only become aware of them after running a high telephone bill that you find difficult to explain. On carefully examining your horrifyingly high bill, you may notice strange high rate numbers that you are supposed to have called in your bill.

What happens is that the dialer software gets into your computer, quite often in the form of spyware. The harmful software now embedded in your hard drive looks for ways and means to bypass your computer security and actually changes the numbers your computer uses to dial to the Internet. The result is that your web surfing session ends up costing you a fortune because your PC has switched to a premium telephone line without your knowledge.

And there is more. Many of these rogue dialer scams spyware software will ensure that you get billed long after you have logged off and disconnected from the Internet.

Remember that the only way you can be hit by this spyware dial menace is if you are connected to a dial up modem. Most computers on broadband Internet connections do not need a dialer.

Still it pays to be fully aware of the possible dangers that spyware can easily expose you to and especially this dialer scam that can suddenly cause you to unexpectedly end up with a huge bill.

Learn more about spyware scams.