A YouTube creator installed a Windows 95 virtual machine inside a Windows 10 virtual machine to test how a tech support scammer would react when faced with an older operating system. The scammer was able to connect to the Windows 10 machine but was presented with the Windows 95 interface. Despite being confused, the scammer attempted to follow their script, claiming the computer was "hacked" and offering to fix it for a fee of $249.99. The scammer failed to notice that the Windows 95 machine was not connected to the internet, and the creator eventually exposed the scam, causing the scammer to hang up. The video highlights the scammers' lack of technical knowledge and their primary goal of making a sale, regardless of the actual issues with the computer.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The video is about a tech support scammer who tries to scam the person recording the video.
2. The person recording the video installed a Windows 95 virtual machine inside a Windows 10 virtual machine.
3. The scammer is supposed to think they are connecting to a Windows 10 computer, but they are actually connecting to the Windows 95 virtual machine.
4. The scammer tries to troubleshoot the problem and asks the person to click on various things on their computer.
5. The scammer claims that the person's computer is infected with a virus and offers to fix it for a fee.
6. The person recording the video pretends to be an inexperienced computer user to see how far the scammer will go.
7. The scammer quotes a price of $500 to fix the problem.
8. The person recording the video reveals that the computer is not actually connected to the internet.
9. The scammer comes up with a new price of $249.99 to fix the problem.
10. The scammer claims that the computer is hacked and that they need to remove all the hackers and clean everything.
11. The person recording the video asks the scammer if they did any basic diagnosis to find the hackers, but the scammer hangs up the phone.