#102 Long Distance
Reply All27 Jul 2017

#102 Long Distance

This week, a telephone scammer makes a terrible mistake. He calls Alex Goldman. Further Reading If you suspect you are a victim of a tech support scammer, you see a suspicious pop-up, or get an unsolicited tech support email, you can make a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission by following this link, or by contacting the company that the call center was impersonating directly. Microsoft fraud report page Apple fraud report page Microsoft did a global survey of tech support scams in 2016, and the results are pretty interesting. You can find it here. Oh, and don't be like Alex. Never let some stranger remotely connect to your computer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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#150 The Reply All Halloween Scream-A-Thon

#150 The Reply All Halloween Scream-A-Thon

We celebrate Halloween by opening up the phone lines for your scary stories: Ghosts, Googling how to Seance, and the Mysterious Sax Man of Berkeley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

1 Nov 201946min

#149 30-50 Feral Hogs

#149 30-50 Feral Hogs

A legit question from a rural American. Asher Elbein's piece on feral hogs  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Okt 201937min

#148 Bedbugs and Aliens

#148 Bedbugs and Aliens

This week, Yes Yes No returns with a raid on Area 51, and the very worst name you can call a New York Times writer. Listen to the 1st episode of Mogul Season 2: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mogul/z3h...

26 Sep 201946min

#147 The Woman in the Air Conditioner

#147 The Woman in the Air Conditioner

One night, alone in his new apartment, Halen hears something unexpected — a set of footsteps in the dark, and an unfamiliar voice telling him “Moshi, moshi.” Super Tech Support returns, Alex investiga...

12 Sep 201942min

#146 Summer Hotline

#146 Summer Hotline

This week, PJ and Alex open up the phone lines and try to solve your problems, big and small. Read Joshua Rothman's story on printers here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

25 Jul 201955min

#145 Louder

#145 Louder

Carlos Maza started posting videos on YouTube, and ran afoul of a guy who reminded him of his high school bullies. He asked YouTube to intervene, and then things got extremely complicated. Further Rea...

11 Jul 201935min

#144 Dark Pattern

#144 Dark Pattern

This week, we discover an invisible maze, designed to trick millions of people out of their money. Justin Elliot’s Twitter Pro Publica’s questionnaire for people who’ve worked at Intuit Intuit CEO’s v...

27 Jun 201936min

#143 Permanent Record

#143 Permanent Record

This week, the most humiliating, unfortunate and regrettable things on the internet that simply will not come down. Also: the father who scours the internet for lost memories. Learn more about your ad...

13 Jun 201958min

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