The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents that scammers are posing as the FBI, other government agencies or tech support representatives to scare victims into ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...
A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...
The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...
Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...
(TNS) — Pennsylvania State Police are alerting the public of scams involving individuals claiming to be from computer tech support. Individuals are receiving an increased number of these types of scam ...
Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...
(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Technical support scams can happen to anyone, but according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD), about 60% of the victims are elderly. PCSD recently helped a ...
Indian law enforcers have busted a local cyber fraud gang accused of duping UK, US and Australian victims with tech support scams, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). Officers from the ...
A new phishing scam is getting a lot of attention because it uses real Apple Support tickets to trick people into giving up their accounts. Broadcom's Eric Moret shared how he nearly lost his entire ...
SCAMMERS OFTEN TARGET OLDER CONSUMERS. AND ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SCAM REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, SCAMMERS ARE GETTING TO THEIR TARGETS MORE OFTEN. EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER ...