11-04-2017 21:11 via theverge.com

Florida man scammed consumers by claiming FTC hired him to perform tech support

Basing your scam around the government agency meant to protect consumers from getting scammed is not a smart thing to do. This is a lesson that Florida man Daniel Croft is currently learning. Today the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has successfully obtained a preliminary injunction that forbids Croft from telling unsuspecting consumers that the FTC hired him to conduct tech support. He’s been doing so since at least last July.
Croft made up a bogus FTC press release in hopes o
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