Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

Once in Colorado, he set up several more scam operations, the primary being a computer tech support scam. Agents calling from the India-based centers remotely gained access to victims' computers ...

Staples on Tuesday launched a three-tiered set of computer tech support plans. The retailer said that its Total Support Plans are designed to support customers dealing with unexpected tech ...

A new financial threat has emerged for seniors: computer tech support scamsters. The number of complaints by the elderly about this fraud has been skyrocketing. “(State attorneys general) are ...

A: What's described above is commonly known in computing circles as the "Phony Tech Support Scam." In this con, typically a user gets blindly contacted by a company offering to help him or her ...

Four new tech support scams have hit the street -- three under the guise of "Geek Squad" and one directed at seniors. Here's how you can spot one.

There has been an increase in scams involving unsolicited phone calls or pop-up computer messages warning people their computer has been infected by a virus, the Colorado Attorney General says.

The sudden shutdown of a computer tech support call center has left some of its employees wondering if they will be paid. EZ Tech Support, based in Portland, Oregon, took calls from people who had ...

In Consumer Reports' latest survey of computer tech support, Apple has come out far ahead of their competition for their support of laptop and desktop computers.