Microsoft says it received 153,000 reports from customers who encountered or fell victim to tech support scams from 183 counties in 2017. 15% of victims admitted to losing money in the scam, according to Microsoft. Microsoft suggested customer education is key to reducing the number of successful tech support scammers. One scammer managed to drain the bank account of a user in the Netherlands, who lost 89,000, which is about $108,838.”]