A federal court has stopped the operations of several companies that allegedly used telemarketers masquerading as computer technicians to scare tens of thousands of consumers into buying unneeded antivirus services. Most of the alleged scams were based in India and targeted English speakers in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The FTC says it is increasing efforts with international regulators to go after scammers that use scareware to get consumers to buy unneeded security software. In 2008, the FTC charged defendant Kristy Ross with taking part in an operation that used fake online computer scans to pretend to find malware on computers and then sell software to remove it for $40 to $60.”]
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