A U.S. federal court has shut down what the Federal Trade Commission says was a fake tech-support firm that posed as Facebook and Microsoft and tricked consumers into paying up to $600 for bogus ...

If you stay on the internet long enough, you are bound to come across browser pop-ups. While many of them are just annoying, ranging from advertisements and paywall restrictions to requests to disable ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

(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 ...

David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his new iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

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 ...

Tech-support scams cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Seniors are particular targets of the crooks, sometimes losing their life savings. The scam often starts with a call, email, ...