The U.S. government is cracking down on scammers that lure people -- particularly elderly people -- into spending hundreds of dollars on virus protection software they don't need.
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it's bringing 16 new enforcement actions, including complaints, settlements, indictments, and guilty pleas, against tech fraudsters. But Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi -- who is working with the FTC on the issue -- warned there are still more scammers out there, and regulators need the public's help to catch them.
"The only way we're going to stop this is if you report it," Bondi said.
She asked that people immediately notify the FTC if they see pop-up ads that warn people their computers are infected with a virus or malware and solicit them to buy virus protection software. The ads are often designed to resemble legitimate security alerts.
After a victim grants computer access to the scammers to install protective software, the scammers can put spyware on the victim's computers, which can expose everything from family photos to financial information, the FTC says.
Elderly people and tech newbies are particularly vulnerable. At Friday's press conference, Pahl played a recording of a 90-year-old man on the phone with an alleged scammer.
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