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The FTC Warns of Tech Support Scammers Promising Refunds

08

Jan

2014

Tech support scams have been around for quite some time now and theyre probably not going away any time soon. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued another warning regarding such scams. According to the FTC, the scammers are promising victims refunds for tech support services in an effort to trick them into…

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Tech Support Scammers Use Names of IT Security Companies in YouTube Ads

14

Dec

2013

Tech support scams are not uncommon these days. However, every once in a while, the scammers come up with some new tricks. A perfect example is provided by Malwarebytes. Experts have come across a YouTube channel with hundreds of videos advertising antivirus support on behalf of various maj…

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Users Warned About AVG Tech Support Scams

05

Nov

2013

Tech support scams are not uncommon these days. In most cases, the scammers claim to call on behalf on Microsoft. However, AVG Technologies is warning users about crooks that use the companys name in such schemes. Because we are a well-known company, certain scams may use our name and trademark illegally to trick consum…

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