
Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine
The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the fraudulent operation targeted elderly victims in the United States and Canada. Fake malware infections Between March 2015 and July 2018, Vinoth Ponmaran (36) ran […]