I’m not sure they ever went away but it’s a good warning as holiday shopping season gets underway.
The public service announcement by the FBI warns that there have been instances across the U.S. recently of scammers posing as service representatives of software company tech support or computer repair services in attempts to trick victims into following instructions.
They contact victims by phishing email or by phone, warning that an annual subscription service is about to be renewed within hours at a cost which is commonly in the range of $300 to $500 – and that the victim should get in contact if they want to cancel the payment.