The FTC announced its latest refund program for scam victims on ... they were from established tech brands designed to make credulous viewers call them for tech support. Anyone who called was ...

Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The scams are multi-step affairs and they're only getting more common. Here's how it works: A scammer pretends to be a tech support representative, and contacts a victim over phone or email ...