The advice is always the same — end the call as soon as the coercion starts, don’t listen to the well-rehearsed script. The ...

The FBI is issuing a stark warning to Apple and Android phone users with the arrival of a new threat to such software.

The FBI’s warning could not be clearer: “Legitimate customer, security, or tech support companies will not initiate ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — After a stellar career as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington, 73-year-old Barb Putnam, of Olympia, has lost the majority of her life savings ...

Like many scams do, this one begins with a phone call with a scammer posing as either a tech or customer support representative from a legitimate company contacting potential victims. At the same ...

Microsoft unveils new scam detection software The tool will ... If you receive an unexpected tech support call, say you're busy and ask for their name and department- chances are, they'll hang ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scammers posing as tech ... sell the scam, the bad actors will sometimes call a victim ...

Scammers are posing as representatives of government agencies, tech support services, or trusted businesses to target residents.

that victims of such scams typically receive pop-up alerts informing them that their computer had been compromised, with a phone number to call for technical support. Phone numbers provided ...

They also offer you a lifeline – a phone ... scam variant operate. At least 198 reports have been lodged with the police and at least $17.5 million has been lost to these “tech support ...