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..Many tech support scams try to trick consumers into calling them by using pop-up alerts and other tactics that claim that consumers’ computers or other devices are infected with malware or other problems in order to sell them bogus tech support services. Tech support scams often want the caller to pay for tech support services they don’t need, to fix a problem that doesn’t exist…
Concurring Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak
Older American adults are squarely in the crosshairs of fraudsters that use technical support
scams.1 So are our veterans.2 Unfortunately, these “older adults [are] disproportionately impacted
by [technical support] scams and are five times more likely than younger adults to report losing
money to them.”3 And financial losses due to such scams have been increasing in recent years…..
