GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - You may get a pop-up that looks like a security warning, telling you that there’s a major issue with your computer. However, you shouldn’t follow the directions on the screen.
Q: When I searched Google for the tech support number for Norton Antivirus, the person that answered sounded extremely foreign and wanted my credit card number, so I hung up. How can I get the real ...
When a problem pops up with your computer and you want to find the tech support number, Google’s a good place to find it, right? Wrong! A growing number of people are being victimized when they call ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A message pops up on your computer: “Your computer has been locked up.” “A scare tactic on this fake pop-up that looks like a virus,” says Nathan Drager, president of Quantum ...
You’re working on your computer when suddenly, your screen is taken over by scary warning messages and even an alarm sound on your speakers. It’s a tech support scam, and it happened to Redondo Beach ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The old “Microsoft Tech Support” scam has a new twist. Nowadays, to make it more convincing, scammers tie in the Treasury Department and blast a message on your computer ...
Tech support scammers have been offering bogus technical support services and “resolving” people’s non-existent problems with their devices or software for years. Using a range of tried-and-tested ...