The "Virus found!" fake scanner is a web browser advertisement that states that viruses are found and that should click Continue to perform a scan of the computer. When you click continue, it pretends ...

The BBB warns a scam that starts with a fake computer virus alert is tricking victims into handing over gold bars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nachiket Banwari, a Charlotte resident, was sentenced to serve more than two years in prison for participating in a tech scheme. A ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of two separate reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" scam targeting seniors. In this scheme, victims are falsely informed that their computers ...

Two Angelenos have been arrested for allegedly hacking the computer of an elderly Ventura resident by using a “Norton Virus” scam. On Thursday afternoon, police received a report that a computer had ...

VENTURA, Calif. – Two Los Angeles men were arrested Friday when they arrived at a Ventura home to pick up money from a victim in connection to a computer-based scam On Feb. 13, around 2:40 p.m., the ...

You sit down at your computer to clear out your inbox. Then you spot a party invitation from someone you recognize. Maybe it appears to come from a friend. Perhaps the sender belongs to a group you ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...