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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...