The FTC froze assets of 14 companies charged with impersonating tech support from large corporations such as Microsoft, Symantec, Dell, Google and others. The scammers convinced consumers they’re infected with a virus, then offered to remove it for fees ranging from $49 to $450. The FTC said in 2008 another scammer was fined with $163 million after charting users with fees between $40 to $60. The coordinated actions that lead to the takedown of the scamming tech support companies send a strong message to all scammers, believes CRTC Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer Andrea Rosen.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/tech-support-scammers-nailed-by-ftc/