The current phone scam employs similar tricks to that of a fake antivirus software scam, also known as scareware, circulating the Internet. Microsoft said that the live phone version of the scam ...

The Microsoft Windows Notification tech support scam that displays a popup that pretends to be a Microsoft notification. This notification will state that your computer is infected and was locked. The ...

The Virus Alert from Microsoft tech support scam is a browser based scam that tries to trick people into thinking that Microsoft has detected that they are is infected and blocked their computer. They ...

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A particular type of scam phone call is making the rounds again and victimizing unsuspecting people. This time, it’s the old Microsoft tech support scam call. Scammers are using technology to pose as ...

New Delhi police have arrested 63 suspects in the last two months working and operating 26 call centers that were engaging in tech support scams, posing as tech support staff at Microsoft, Google, ...

Microsoft is finally cracking down on scammers who offer to fix non-existent computer problems for hundreds of dollars. In a first strike, Microsoft sued several U.S. companies it said are involved in ...

Tech-support scams probably aren't vanishing any time soon. But Microsoft's latest survey on the scourge found some positive news: more consumers today know that tech firms like Apple, Facebook, ...

BBBs, FTC and FBI warn consumers not to call or click. — -- A new study of online “tech support” scams shows that millennials – not the elderly – may be hardest hit by the widespread frauds, and ...