At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has temporarily shut down two massive telemarketing operations that allegedly conned tens of thousands of consumers out of more than ...

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(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

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, ...

On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced it had reached a settlement with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing ...

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The Federal Trade Commission announced a worldwide crackdown on firms running bogus technical support scams that targeted victims in the U.S. and five other countries. "These scam artists we're ...