Updated Oct. 4, 2012 at 6:13 a.m.
FTC
Washington — ]Federal regulators have charged 14 firms and 17 people with impersonating major companies to trick consumers into thinking their computers were plagued by viruses so they could charge hundreds of dollars to fix the problems.
FTC targets 14 companies for PC tech support scams
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FTC
Washington — ]Federal regulators have charged 14 firms and 17 people with impersonating major companies to trick consumers into thinking their computers were plagued by viruses so they could charge hundreds of dollars to fix the problems.
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