This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn’t connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

Tech support scams cost victims billions each year and often target the most vulnerable users. Scammers use fear and urgency to trick people into giving access to their devices or financial ...

SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — FOCUS Broadband is alerting customers of multiple ongoing scams including phone calls and misleading online search results. The company says they’ve received reports that ...

A 90-year-old lost $20,000 to a tech support scam. Learn how criminals trick older adults, the warning signs, and how to stay safe online. Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam.

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...

David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his new iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he ...

A woman from St. Mary's First Nation in Fredericton is speaking out after she was targeted by an online pop-up scam. Sheila Brooks said she was using the internet on her laptop at home on May 4, when ...

Tech-support scams cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Seniors are particular targets of the crooks, sometimes losing their life savings. The scam often starts with a call, email, ...

Michael Cotter had a problem: “Chargebacks” at his tech support company were too high. The reason for this was not hard to find; people at his company, Tech Live Connect, were scamming Cotter’s fellow ...