These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
OMAHA, Neb. - Your computer locks up, and an authoritative warning pops up on the screen.
| Tech support scam reports to the Federal Trade Commission | |
|---|---|
| Fewer than 10 percent of scam incidents are reported. | |
| 2014 | 134 |
| 2015 | 40,004 |
| 2016 | 43,319 |
| 2017* | 44,200 |
| * Projected |
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The Better Business Bureau recommends:
— Do not purchase software or services from an unsolicited call, email or suspicious website.
— Don’t give control of your computer to a third party over the phone whose authenticity you can’t confirm.
— Don’t be fooled if the scammer seems to know your name, your computer information or other details that are readily available over the Internet.
— Don’t wait for a monthly bank or credit card statement if you’ve been scammed; call your bank immediately.
— Don’t give payment information over the phone or by email, even if promised it will be used to give you a refund.
— If you have been scammed, restart your computer and change your password, or take your computer to a local store to get it checked out. Change passwords to credit card sites, bank accounts or other financial institutions or payment accounts.
— Keep documentation of the incident, such as screen shots of phony pop-up announcements.
— Report details to microsoft.com/reportascam and to https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0346-tech-support-scams.
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These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
These screen shots are from a deceptive practices case brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Alabama against Trothsolutions Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama, and affiliated companies. As part of a settlement with the FTC and the state of Alabama, the individual defendants are banned from the tech support business and ordered to pay a $2 million judgment, most of which has been suspended, the FTC said.
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