Microsoft received 153,000 reports from customers who were victims of tech support scams in 2017. The OS maker received a 24 percent increase in complaints compared to last year. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) also reported a similar rise in tech support scam complaints. The IC3 said it received around 11,000 complaints last year, a 86 percent increase from 2016. Microsoft says 15 percent of users who complained admitted to losing money to scammers, on average between $200 and $400. In recent years, tech support scammers have started targeting Mac and Linux users.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-sees-24-percent-rise-in-tech-support-scam-complaints/