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 ...

A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has recovered and returned approximately $328,573 to a victim of a computer support scam in Connecticut, federal officials said. “A computer support scam is a type of fraud ...

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — After a New Castle man lost almost $19,000 in a technical support scam, Pennsylvania State Police are advising the public on what to look out for so they can avoid falling victim to ...

Scamwatchers and the FBI are on the trail of two types of scammers who are trying to trick American consumers. One angle is a GeekSquad “subscription” scam; the other is a “tech support” scam that ...

Tech support scammers are modern-day con artists, preying on our deepest technological fears and vulnerabilities. Tammy of Flagler Beach, Florida, recently reached out to us with a concerning email: ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh police are warning the public after investigators said at least two older residents have been tricked into buying thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin. In both cases, ...

NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Brooklyn woman was scammed out of $100,000 in an elaborate scheme involving a frozen computer, an in-person meeting and a secret code word. As police search for the alleged scammer ...

There's a surge in tech support scams. We want you to know the signs, even if you don't understand the technology.