Scammers won`t give up, no matter what year it is.
What you need to know
Microsoft research illustrates the current state of tech support scams.
They`re on the decline compared to figures from previous years, but they`re still present.
One of six consumers played into scammers` traps between January 2020 and mid-2021.
If you thought tech support scams were out of the mainstream picture, think again. They`re still alive and well in 2021, out to swindle people and cause trouble. On the bright side, they`re on the decline compared to previous years, according to new information shared by Microsoft.
In the blog post announcing its newest batch of research, Microsoft said it receives roughly 6,500 complaints per month from tech support fraud victims. That compares favorably to the 13,000 monthly reports Microsoft received in previous years. To measure how tech support scams are holding up these days, Microsoft commissioned YouGov to gather 16 countries` worth of data on said scams, ...
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