How many times you went to a computer store and you were ripped off?

Most people that know nothing about computers are always ripped off when they go to a store. This is because the owners think they know more about computers than anyone else so they play some tricks on you to make a profit. They can say for example that you need some kind of hardware that you do not really need. They also can tell you that you have one piece of equipment and you have another. They can do a lot of things.

One thing I saw them seeing as changing the date of the delivery so the warranty would last less longer and they could not repair it for free in case something happened. The next time you go to a store just take a look at the owner face for it can tell youa lot about him, or should I say it.

The store manager usually is an expert at playing such tricks. For exmample, how many times you came home thinking that you had a new hardware inside your coputer, they charged you for it, when in reality you have nothing new under the hood?

How many times you went to the store and you saw smaller prices and you were charged much more because of instalation fee?

That’s some of the tricks they use to drain extra money out of your bank account.

Now here it comes the worst part of all.

What happens when your hard disk is not encrypted and you need to give them the computer.

They go to your hard disk and they make a full copy os everything you have inside. Such computer usually has all your passwords and all your confidential documents and much more.

Imagine what if they pick your intimate photos and videos and then they publish it all on the internet. You be easily seen nude on the internet wihout even knowing who did it.

Some people already went ti the police because of this issue.

Some times you can see your bank account empty.

Other times you see your videos on youtube.

And sometimes you can send emails for people you don’t even know.

This is all that can happen to you.

If you want to prevent such situation you really do need to delete all the files with a special program before going to the store, plus you need to encrypt everything you cannot remove from the computer.

This is the only way to know that your information is truly safe from the stupid eyes they got.

Be also careful when sending the computer by mail to a faw away store, you might never see it again.

Good luck

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