Civil lawsuits over alleged fraudulent claims



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The firm has been tackling such support scammers for some time, as have others including the Federal Trade Commission.

"Tech support scams are not a new phenomenon. Scammers have been peddling useless security software for years, tricking people into spending millions of dollars on non-existent computer problems," said Microsoft in a blog post.

"However, today's scam artists have added a new twist, using a so-called 'technician' to gain access to a person's computer."

  Microsoft files case against tech support scammers