The U.S. attorney general has vowed an “all-out attack” on fast-growing internet fraud, but experts say the crackdown is more like a game of whack-a-mole.
The phone rings, and the person on the line claims to be calling from a trustworthy tech company like Microsoft or Apple. There’s a problem with your computer, he says–perhaps it’s infected with viruses or infiltrated by hackers–but he’s happy to work with you to clean things up for a fee.