This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

Fraud targeting older Americans is becoming more sophisticated every year, and knowing what to watch for could make all the ...

The FBI dismantled an India-linked tech support scam that defrauded elderly Americans of millions, securing convictions of five Indian fraudsters and two US executives accused of enabling the ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn't connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...

PROVIDENCE, RI – A federal investigation into India-based tech-support fraud operations has resulted in convictions of multiple fraud operators and guilty pleas from two former U.S. telecom executives ...

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, ...

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 ...

Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide. Former CEO Adam Young (from ...

Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...