Video report on Hard Drive Data Recovery Service Scams...

pmbpro

Hey everyone,

I wasn't sure if this was the right place to post this (moderators please move it to where you think is best).

I came across this video report and thought I'd share it.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/investigative/Data_Recovery_Scams_20090727

It was an eye-opener in some respects, not only because of the personal documents/information at risk for being used for criminal activity, but also of the potential risk of being scammed paying over-inflated prices for such services, or certain services that may not have even been needed. I haven't known anyone personally who's been burned, but I guess it's like any other market, the risk of running into scammers. :uhoh

What's the average price that you folks hear for such services in your area? I'd always been reading on online forums about "a couple of thousand dollars +" for such services, so I was actually surprised at the price quoted by the scam company, and then how much lower the undercover expert's price was too. The video definitely made me think more about the subject.