Regulators Close Down Global Phone Tech Support Scam

Regulators from five countries joined forces together in an operation to shut down a global criminal network that allegedly bilked tens of thousands of consumers by pretending to be tech support providers.

"The scam involved cold callers who claimed to work for major technology companies, such as Microsoft or Google, and who told consumers they had viruses on their PCs, according to regulators. The callers would attempt to dupe users into giving them remote access to their computers, locking the user out while attempting to "fix" the malware that the scammer claimed was on the machine."

CNET article can be read here.