FTC temporarily shuts down two massive telemarketing operations that allegedly conned consumers out of more than $120 million. The FTC and State of Florida filed two separate lawsuits against a long list of participants in each operation. The crackdown comes nearly a month after a federal court shut down Pairsys, which allegedly posed as Facebook and Microsoft and tricked consumers into paying up to $600 for bogus security tools. FTC: “These operations prey on consumers’ lack of technical knowledge with deceptive pitches and high-pressure tactics””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/ftc-continues-tech-support-scam-busts-a-7600