There's one less tech-support scammer out there....

​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.​

​According to the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint and other court documents filed by the agency, ​​Pairsys, Inc​​., cold-called consumers masquerading as representatives of Microsoft or Facebook​​, and also purchased deceptive ads online that led consumers to believe they were calling the technical support line for legitimate companies. ​

​Defendants Allegedly Made $2.5 Million Selling Bogus Services to Consumers ​

​“The defendants behind Pairsys targeted seniors and other vulnerable populations, preying on their lack of computer knowledge to sell ‘security’ software and programs that had no value at all”...​

​Article continues ​​http://www.***.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/10/ftcs-request-court-shuts-down-new-york-based-tech-support-scam​

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​Remark: Apparently, Dell's "niceness" filter doesn't like the abbreviation for the ​​F​​ederal ​​T​​rade ​​C​​ommission, which accounts for the 3-asterisks in the links I've copied above.​