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Title: FTC sending $1.7 million in refunds to consumers who were tricked by Apple tech support scam
Post by: HCK on March 02, 2020, 04:05:20 pm
FTC sending $1.7 million in refunds to consumers who were tricked by Apple tech support scam

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<p>The Federal Trade Commission has announced (https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/02/ftc-sends-refund-checks-tech-support-scam-victims?utm_source=govdelivery) today that it has started sending $1.7 million in refunds to customers who fell victim to a tech support scheme. According to the FTC, the perpetrators of the scam tricked people by claiming to be representatives of large tech companies such as Apple.</p>
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