FBI received 11,000 complaints by victims of tech support fraud last year, most of whom were in the US. Victims in 85 countries have reported incidents to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) These scams typically involve a criminal claiming to provide customer, security, or technical support, but instead aim to steal money from the victim. The scam comes via phone calls, search engine ads, pop-up messages, locked screen messages, and phishing emails, the agency said.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/fbi-ic3-tech-support-scam-losses-rose-86-in-2017