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At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014.  At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support services they did not need, as well as software that was otherwise available for free.

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According to the FTC’s complaint, Pairsys, Inc., cold-called consumers masquerading as representatives of Microsoft or Facebook, and also purchased deceptive ads online that led…

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