Fake Support Scams

Fake Support Scams

From Bookkeepers On Fire with Deb & Donna by Deb Kilsheimer & Donna Reade

November 28, 2025 · 8 min · Episode 190

About this episode

This episode discusses the reality of fake support scams related to QuickBooks and offers tips to avoid them.

⚡️ “If it smells scammy, it IS scammy.” 🚨 Ever been told by “QuickBooks Support” that it’ll cost you $249.99 to fix your books? Yeah… fake support scams are real (and pricey 💸). ✨ 3 Hot Takeaways: 🛑 If “support” asks for upfront $$$ — HANG UP. Legit QuickBooks support doesn’t charge like that. 📂 Banks have quirks: some go back 7 years, others only 60 days. Know your bank’s limits before you panic. 🤖 AI + CSV uploads > manual entry. Train yourself now, and you’ll thank yourself later. 🔥 Pro tip: Do it right, not easy. Fake fixes = fake results. 🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth. Join us here: Bookkeepers On Fire Community Bookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent. 🔥 Donate with Venmo 🔥 🔥 Donate with PayPal 🔥 #BookkeepersOnFire #QuickBooks #ScamAlert #SmallBusiness

People in this episode

Hosts: Deb Kilsheimer, Donna Reade

Topics covered

  • fake support scams
  • QuickBooks
  • bookkeeping
  • business growth
  • AI in accounting

Keywords

  • scam
  • QuickBooks support
  • bookkeeping
  • AI
  • CSV uploads
  • business growth
  • fake fixes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QuickBooks, Bookkeepers On Fire Community

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