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: ...

Staples on Tuesday launched a three-tiered set of computer tech support plans. The retailer said that its Total Support Plans are designed to support customers dealing with unexpected tech troubles, ...

DANIELLE: TONIGHT, CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE CONFRONTS ONE OF THE SCAMMERS SO YOU CAN KNOW HOW TO AVOID LOSING MONEY. PORERTER: THIS SCAM STARTS WITH THIS E-MAIL. IT INFORMS THE CONSUMER THAT ...

Tech support scammers have been offering bogus technical support services and “resolving” people’s non-existent problems with their devices or software for years. Using a range of tried-and-tested ...

In brief: Tech support scams have been around for decades, so one would imagine that most people are now aware of them. But that hasn't stopped the FBI from issuing a warning to watch out for this old ...

I love my 78-year-old mother and do whatever I can to help. But when she has computer trouble, she spins into a frustrated tech spiral, starts lashing out, and I want nothing to do with her. The ...

NEWARK - An Edison woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in an international computer tech support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of whom were elderly, in the ...

Tech support scammers are pretending to be from Microsoft, McAfee, and Norton to target users with fake antivirus billing renewals in a large-scale email campaign. While browsing the web, most people ...

The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, ...