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[ NNSquad ] Inside the US government's war on tech support scammers 

Inside the US government's war on tech support scammers

(Ars Technica): http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/stains-of-deceitfulness-inside-the-us-governments-war-on-tech-support-scammers/

     "The Defendants operate a massive scheme that tricks consumers into
     spending approximately $139-$360 to fix non-existent problems with
     their computers," the complaint alleged.  Those fees added up to
     serious revenue for PCCare247. In just one year, from October 2010 to
     September 2011, $4 million had been deposited in the two main
     PCCare247 bank accounts-and that was just from US residents.

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--Lauren--
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