Technology giants join forces to battle tech support phone scams

Google, Facebook, Twitter and AOL have joined forces to stamp out fake tech support services where customers are fooled into calling bogus technical support lines, where they are encouraged, not to fix their comptuer, but to install malware – or give away details crucial for identity theft.

PC Advisor reports that the new organization, TrustInAds, found more than 4,000 suspicious advertiser accounts linked to 2,400 “tech support” websites.

Technology giants join forces to battle tech support phone scams