Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists ... can monitor personal information like your Social Security number, phone number and email address and alert you if it is being sold on the ...

Tech support scams have risen significantly in recent years. According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, consumers and businesses lost almost a billion dollars ($924,512,658) to tech support ...

Microsoft warned in an advisory that the phone scammers often posed as Microsoft employeesfrom a variety of departments, including Windows Helpdesk, Windows Service Center, Microsoft Tech Support ...

Scammers have various methods when it comes to getting their hands on your phone number. You might think, "Well, what's the big deal? Isn't it easy to find someone's number these days, no matter what?

Below describes how this scam is typically carried out: Scammers pose as tech support from a legitimate ... The scammer will instruct them to contact the phone number on the back of their bank ...