The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of two separate reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" scam targeting seniors. In this scheme, victims are falsely informed that their computers ...

On Saturday, Tasmanian Minister for Consumer Protection, Nick McKim, warned Tasmanians about a computer virus scam, whereby home users were being telephoned randomly with the news that their computers ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Denise Psaila writes: 'I was recently the unfortunate victim of a computer scam and wish to share what I've been through to prevent others from having to go through the same unpleasant experience. 'My ...

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Indian police have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding victims around the world by sending fake pop-up messages warning them that their computers were infected with a virus and ...

WASHINGTON — A computer crash and a pop up message led to a D.C. woman losing out on more than $640,000 through gold coins and wire transfers, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Wednesday. A ...

Rita Cortis writes: 'After reading Denise Psaila's letter in your column last Sunday, I realised I had been scammed and wasn't aware of it. Last month I bought an XP Anti-Virus 2008. I knew that the ...