Of these, tech support scams, including the Geek Squad scam, are some of the costliest, bilking Americans out of $924 million ...

Elder fraud losses in the U.S. jumped to $3.4 billion in 2023, according to a new FBI report. Tech support and investment ...

The current phone scam employs similar tricks to that of ... Windows Service Center, Microsoft Tech Support, Windows Technical Department Support Group and Microsoft Research and Development ...

This case is part of ongoing FTC efforts to protect consumers from scams. In 2024 alone, the agency secured more than $337 million in refunds for victims of fraudulent businesses. Consumers are ...

However, you shouldn’t follow the directions on the screen. They’re called tech support scams, and they can be pretty alarming. Scammers want you to pay for services you don’t need to fix a ...

It sounds heartless, but don’t jump to give ransom, even if you hear screams in the background ... those later problems to that scam call. The fake tech support put it in your head that your ...

Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by tech support companies Restoro and Reimage's scare tactics.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Scammers target anyone and everyone and they know which scams work for different demographics and all different ages. If someone begins describing a typical ...