The U.S. Attorney’s Office has recovered and returned approximately $328,573 to a victim of a computer support scam in Connecticut, federal officials said. “A computer support scam is a type of fraud ...

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

CHICAGO – For consumers who turn over control of their computers to remote technicians online, the fix may already be in. A growing number of remote tech support scams are popping up, in which users ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft support scams are probably the oldest type of online scam, and they remain just as dangerous as they were a decade ago, perhaps even more so now with scammers having access to better ...

(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 ...

Approximately $328,573 was returned to an elderly Connecticut woman who fell victim to a computer support scheme last ...

There's a surge in tech support scams. We want you to know the signs, even if you don't understand the technology.