'Overnight, my whole life changed': Cybercrime victim who lost nearly $1 million and lived in poverty for years gets it all back and more After losing nearly $1 million to a tech-support scam and ...
The link she wound up clicking on led her to an official-looking website with a phone number. She called, and the alleged ...
Consumer Investigator Justin Gray with our sister station WSB-TV talked to a man who said his Vanguard accounts were emptied. The victim asked for his identity to be hidden, because he has not even ...
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 ...
Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Scammers are posing as tech support representatives from major companies like Microsoft, Google, or Apple, attempting to deceive users into giving up sensitive information. Despite ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WTTV/WXIN – The Federal Trade Commission is ...
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 ...
Scammers convinced a Santa Cruz woman she was in trouble with the law -- but after initially falling for their tricks, the ...
There’s been an increase in people reporting scams tied to tech support for an assortment of electronic devices. Federal authorities say scammers pretending to be associated with such tech companies ...
A metro Atlanta senior citizen says his Vanguard retirement and investment accounts were drained by a crook posing as a federal agent. The scammer was pretending to help the victim recover money ...