by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of scammers constitute a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams are a profitable way for scammers to steal your money. I have been warning you about these scams for years. They come in a number of different varieties including pop up ads on your computer and telephone calls purportedly from Microsoft, Apple,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
It was just about seven weeks ago that I told you about the arrest of 24 people in New Delhi, India on charges related to operating a tech support scam. Now Indian law enforcement officers working with Microsoft located a major fake tech support call center also...
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | Scam of the day
Microsoft tech support scams continue to be a major problem with instances of the fraud being reported to Microsoft increasing by 24% last year. On average, victims were scammed out of between $200 and $400. I have been reporting to you about tech support scams...
by admin | Jun 26, 2018 | Scam of the day
This is the third of three Scams of the day being published in advance due to my having limited access to the Internet over the next few days. I have been writing on Scamicide for more than five years about tech support scams and most of you are probably pretty...
