WTTV/WXIN – The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a stubborn scam that could leave you locked out of your own computer. According to the FTC, tech support scams often appear as a ...

On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced it had reached a settlement with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing ...

A Bengaluru-based gang, posing as Microsoft tech support, tricked US citizens into paying for non-existent security fixes and ...

The racket used fake security alerts and fabricated FTC violation warnings to pressure victims into paying large sums through cryptocurrency.

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with U.K.-based payment processor Paddle.com Market Limited and its U.S. subsidiary, Paddle.com, Inc., that includes a $5 million payment and a ...

Police burst international cybercrime racket that targeted Americans in the guise of Microsoft Technical Support personnel ...

Indian police have arrested a Bengaluru city-based criminal enterprise accused of posing as Microsoft support staff, ...

The FTC sent its latest report on fraud affecting older adults to Congress in October. Titled “Protecting Older Consumers 2023 – 2024”, it describes the kinds of scams they’re most likely to fall for, ...

Black Friday brings a spike in scams: ghost deal sites, fake delivery texts, bogus “store closing” ads, counterfeit ...

Scams that target elderly people are far more common than you might expect. Thousands of seniors fall victim to financial fraud, government impersonation, romance scams, and tech support scams each ...

In its first major operation, the Karnataka Cyber Command Unit (CCU) has cracked down on a fraudulent Indian company in eastern Bengaluru, which is believed to have cheated over 500 employees working ...