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Aug. 19—(StatePoint) 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 ...
State police are sounding the alarm that many people are seeing an increased number of scam messages come across their ...
New Yorkers are losing retirement savings to a three-phase scam that tricks victims using fake tech support, banks, and ...
In today’s digital age, financial fraud has evolved to become more sophisticated and prevalent than ever before. CommunityAmerica Credit Union provides you with the information and resources needed to ...
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 ...
Q: When I searched Google for the tech support number for Norton Antivirus, the person that answered sounded extremely foreign and wanted my credit card number, so I hung up. How can I get the real ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A message pops up on your computer: “Your computer has been locked up.” “A scare tactic on this fake pop-up that looks like a virus,” says Nathan Drager, president of Quantum ...
WTTV/WXIN – The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a stubborn scam that could leave you locked out of your own computer. According to the FTC, tech support scams often appear as a ...
Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists, preying on our deepest technological fears and vulnerabilities. Tammy of Flagler Beach, Florida, recently reached out to us with a concerning email: ...
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man is now a person of interest in Prince George's County for his alleged connection to a scam involving fake tech support and fake letters from the Social ...
Two Cyprus-based tech support companies have agreed to pay $26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked consumers into paying for unnecessary computer repair services.
Pennsylvania State Police are warning people of a scam where someone claims they are from computer tech support. They are reporting an increased number of these types of scam messages and phone calls.