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Holiday Gift Cards

October 24, 2016 by Mike Ellis Leave a Comment

Holiday Gift Cards

With the holidays fast approaching, what better way to show your special loved one just how much you care for them than with one of our Tech Solutions NC holiday gift cards? Available in any of these four patterns, you can load them up with 1 hour of service, 2 hours of service, or you can choose any amount you like!

By doing so, you are showing that you care for them, and that you want them to get the best possible service when they have a computing need.  Your gift card can be used as payment for any of these technology needs:

  • Computer diagnostics
  • Data backups
  • iPhone repairs
  • Application training
  • Network setup/diagnostics
  • and more!

As always, drop in service receives a 15% discount, but we also can travel to your home or business if that is more convenient for you.  Service typically starts at $75 per hour, but some services, such as email or printer configuration issues, cost less, typically $40 for a half hour block of time.

So stock up today on all the gift cards you’ll need to give as presents this holiday season.  Your family will appreciate it, and you’ll have peace of mind knowing that a) they aren’t calling on you for help all of the time, and b) they are getting top notch service at a reasonable price.  Remember, our core values are integrity, experience, flexibility, and value.

To purchase your gift card, start by giving us a call at 919-606-6725, shooting me an email at mike@techsolutionsnc.com, or stop by our location at 4900-B Craftsman Dr., Raleigh, NC!

Tech Solutions NC, LLC — your one stop location for all your computing needs!

Filed Under: Featured, Financial, Tech Solutions Tagged With: Amazoncom, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Australia, Best Buy, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cabela's, Canada, Gift card, ITunes

Watch Out for Pokemon Go Scams!

July 15, 2016 by Mike Ellis Leave a Comment

Pokemon Go
Image ©Pokemon.com

Pokemon Go is seemingly all the rage since it’s release this week, but beware – there is a great risk in spending all your time with this game and losing track of your surroundings in the process. There have been reports of robberies in the St. Louis area, reports of two men falling off a cliff while playing the game, reports of a player coming across a dead body, and now, from our friends at the NC Department of Justice, concerns over Pokemon Go scams. From the alert email I received today:

WANT TO CATCH ‘EM ALL? HAVE FUN BUT AVOID POKÉMON GO SCAMS

The new mobile game Pokémon Go has attracted millions of excited new users, but unfortunately scammers aren’t far behind. A new scam is out to trick Pokémon Go users into giving up their personal information and paying money to play the game that’s actually free. If you’re trying to catch ‘em all, make sure you know how to avoid Pokémon Go subscription scams.

The scam begins with a phony email claiming that because of a record-breaking number of users, game developer Niantic has begun charging players $12.99 per month to play Pokémon Go. The email claims that anyone who doesn’t pay the upgrade fee immediately will have their game accounts frozen within one day. Concerned users who click the upgrade link are asked to provide their email login credentials, giving the scammers access to information in their email accounts that can be used for identity theft.

Remember:

  • Don’t be fooled by logos, websites, or links that seem like the real thing. Many scam emails use real company’s logos to seem authentic. Past phishing emails have claimed to come from major companies like Paypal, eBay, banks, credit card companies, non-profits, charities, and even government agencies like the IRS.
  • Report phony emails to the legitimate business directly. Contact the company using a telephone number or web address you know to be right, not using the contact information in the phishing email. Also, forward the entire email to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov.
  • Never share your personal or financial information by email. Be wary of any email that asks you to key in login credentials to one of your personal email or financial accounts. Instead, use legitimate, secure login websites to access your accounts, not links included in questionable emails.
  • If you receive one of these phony emails, report it to the Attorney General’s Office at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or online at ncdoj.gov.

This message brought to you on behalf of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper.

The point of all of this is to remind you that you need to make sure that you are aware of your surroundings, make sure that you are not falling into some sort of scam, and you need to make sure that you use good old common sense when playing games like this and others.  Remember, there are a lot of different apps out there that track location, Pokemon Go is not the first by any stretch, so just be thoughtful when playing these games.  Have fun, but don’t do something that could end up getting yourself or someone else hurt.

Filed Under: Featured, Financial, Security, Tech Solutions Tagged With: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Australia, awareness, Charitable organization, CNNMoney.com, Confidence trick, email scams, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, Gameplay of Pokémon, Google+, Hillary Clinton, Internal Revenue Service, Internet leak, Japan, Moon, ncdoj, Nintendo, Orlando, pii, Pikachu, Pokémon, pokemon go, security, Silicon Valley, Sun

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