That said, a bit of knowledge of online scams and how they work can go a long way. For the vast majority of online scams, ...

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

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

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 ...

The cybersecurity firm Guardio found a 573% rise in tech support scams when comparing just the recent six months to the previous period. “They really try and plant that sense of urgency into the ...

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.

The most common scam targeting seniors in 2023 was tech support fraud ... displayed on a mobile with binary code with in the background Anonymous mask. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via ...