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Legal action has been taken against some companies carrying out technical support scams. In December 2014, Microsoft filed a lawsuit against a California-based company operating such scams for "misusing Microsoft's name and trademarks" and "creating security issues for victims by gaining access to their computers and installing malicious ...
An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and is one of the most common types of confidence tricks. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster claims will be used to obtain the large sum. [1] [2] If a victim makes the payment, the ...
Summer is almost here, and as the sunshine beckons, employers should get ready for a less motivated workforce. Around 36% of U.S. workers say they are less productive during the summer, according ...
In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: if each box of a given product (e.g., breakfast cereals) contains a coupon, and there are n different types of coupons, what is the probability that more than t boxes need to be bought ...
The strip search phone call scam was a series of incidents, mostly occurring in rural areas of the United States, that extended over a period of at least ten years, starting in 1994. The incidents involved a man calling a restaurant or grocery store, claiming to be a police officer, and then convincing managers to conduct strip searches of ...
Here’s a list of some of the beverages recalled so far this year: Schweppes Zero Sugar Gingerale. PepsiCo’s Mug Root Beer. Martinelli’s Apple Juice. Natural Waters of Viti Limited’s Fiji ...
Microsoft has violated European Union antitrust laws by bundling Teams with its other popular applications for businesses, EU officials said in preliminary findings Tuesday, marking the bloc’s ...
Congressional district. 6th. Website. www .masoncountywa .gov. Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,726. [1] The county seat and only incorporated city is Shelton. [2] The county was formed out of Thurston County on March 13, 1854. [3]