Click4Support has been FTCized!!!
Normally I just share my FTC news with joy in my heart. Today, I decided to research to see if these scammers had been in contact with our faithful posters.
Click4Support
678-710-2057
678-820-5302
678-288-5869
214-288-5869
888-884-0006
804-596-9480
631-266-5111 not a complete list but enough to make you go hmmmm.
Well the busy little beavers have been FTCized!!!
Clicking for support could cost you
November 13, 2015
by Lisa Lake
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
The next time you get a message offering to fix a supposed problem with your computer, you might keep this in mind: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Because there’s a good chance that call is a tech support scam.
Today, the FTC announced a case against Click4Support, charging the company with fleecing people out of up to thousands of dollars per consumer. Here’s how it worked, according to the FTC: the company used search engine results and pop-up ads, which seemed to come from well-known tech companies, but did not. Those ads drove people to telemarketing centers. If you called, the Click4Support reps would get remote access to your computer to – ahem – identify and resolve issues. Then the reps would make you believe your computer had a virus, spyware, malware, or was otherwise compromised. But the FTC says those claims were false.
Then, according to the FTC, the company sold their tech support “service” to consumers. That meant anything from a one-time “fix” to a long-term services plan, and cost from $69 to thousands of dollars. The FTC estimates these fees added up to more than $17.9 million for Click4Support. And what did consumers get? Big charges for unnecessary so-called repairs – which, in fact, sometimes damaged computers, according to the FTC.
If you see a pop-up, an ad, or get a call for tech support services, here are some ways to keep your money to yourself:
•Don’t give access to your computer to anyone who contacts you.
•Never give your credit card or financial information – or your passwords – to anyone who calls asking for them.
•Hang up on anyone who pressures you to pay for a computer security product or service.
If you have concerns about your computer’s security, call a reputable computer security company using a number you know is really theirs. If you need to check a company out, search its name online with words like “review,” “complaint,” or “scam.”
Another happy dance production.
Click4Support
678-710-2057
678-820-5302
678-288-5869
214-288-5869
888-884-0006
804-596-9480
631-266-5111 not a complete list but enough to make you go hmmmm.
Well the busy little beavers have been FTCized!!!
Clicking for support could cost you
November 13, 2015
by Lisa Lake
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC
The next time you get a message offering to fix a supposed problem with your computer, you might keep this in mind: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Because there’s a good chance that call is a tech support scam.
Today, the FTC announced a case against Click4Support, charging the company with fleecing people out of up to thousands of dollars per consumer. Here’s how it worked, according to the FTC: the company used search engine results and pop-up ads, which seemed to come from well-known tech companies, but did not. Those ads drove people to telemarketing centers. If you called, the Click4Support reps would get remote access to your computer to – ahem – identify and resolve issues. Then the reps would make you believe your computer had a virus, spyware, malware, or was otherwise compromised. But the FTC says those claims were false.
Then, according to the FTC, the company sold their tech support “service” to consumers. That meant anything from a one-time “fix” to a long-term services plan, and cost from $69 to thousands of dollars. The FTC estimates these fees added up to more than $17.9 million for Click4Support. And what did consumers get? Big charges for unnecessary so-called repairs – which, in fact, sometimes damaged computers, according to the FTC.
If you see a pop-up, an ad, or get a call for tech support services, here are some ways to keep your money to yourself:
•Don’t give access to your computer to anyone who contacts you.
•Never give your credit card or financial information – or your passwords – to anyone who calls asking for them.
•Hang up on anyone who pressures you to pay for a computer security product or service.
If you have concerns about your computer’s security, call a reputable computer security company using a number you know is really theirs. If you need to check a company out, search its name online with words like “review,” “complaint,” or “scam.”
Another happy dance production.
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Re: Click4Support has been FTCized!!!
Yes! About time too!
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Re: Click4Support has been FTCized!!!
Excellent news! And, as Elspeth said, it's about time!
Doing a happy dance here to the Happy Dance Production news :-D
Doing a happy dance here to the Happy Dance Production news :-D
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