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Scammers are calling people and using the names of two companies everyone knows, Apple and Amazon, to rip people off. Here’s what you need to know about these calls.
Are you getting pop-up warning messages on your computer screen? Or maybe a phone call that your computer has a virus? That may well be a tech support scam. But how do you know?
It can be frustrating to have problems with your computer, especially now that so many people are working from home.
If you need tech help with your computer, where do you go? Most of us probably search online.
We read you loud and clear! Last year, the FTC got nearly 143,000 reports about tech support scams.
Tech support scams, which get people to pay for fake computer help or steal their personal information, are convincing.
Scammers pretending to be with the FTC or with FTC refund administrators are calling, asking for remote access to your computer.