FTC Going After Tech Support Scammers
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/09/2017 02:24 PM
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on tech support scammers.
A recent action by the FTC has forced a collective of scammers to forfeit assets valued at nearly $6 million.
In one of the first cases pursued, the FTC went after a conglomerate of companies known collectively as Global Access Technical Support. They were scammers who would lock people's browsers, claimed to be Apple and Microsoft representatives, and tricked users into believing their computer were having technical issues.
The scammers would charge $200 to "fix" the problem or offer $400/year for a years worth of "protection".
The FTC reached settlement agreements with many of these scammers. In one case, the defendants agreed to pay $5,150,506, while another group agreed to turn over assets of $800,375. The proceeds are to be used to repay victims.
In another case, the FTC took action against a scammer doing business as iSource USA LLC. The company didn't turn up in court, so the judge entered a judgement of a whopping $27 million.
Source: Bleeping Computer
A recent action by the FTC has forced a collective of scammers to forfeit assets valued at nearly $6 million.In one of the first cases pursued, the FTC went after a conglomerate of companies known collectively as Global Access Technical Support. They were scammers who would lock people's browsers, claimed to be Apple and Microsoft representatives, and tricked users into believing their computer were having technical issues.
The scammers would charge $200 to "fix" the problem or offer $400/year for a years worth of "protection".
The FTC reached settlement agreements with many of these scammers. In one case, the defendants agreed to pay $5,150,506, while another group agreed to turn over assets of $800,375. The proceeds are to be used to repay victims.
In another case, the FTC took action against a scammer doing business as iSource USA LLC. The company didn't turn up in court, so the judge entered a judgement of a whopping $27 million.
Source: Bleeping Computer
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