Office Depot, Support.com pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations

ronjor · Mar 27, 2019

Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargha March 27, 2019

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retailer Office Depot Inc and software firm Support.com Inc have agreed to pay $35 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations the companies tricked consumers into buying computer repair services, the agency said on Wednesday.
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waking · Mar 29, 2019

Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...into-buying-pc-support-with-fake-virus-scans/

guest · Feb 20, 2020

FTC Refunds Victims of Office Depot Tech Support Scam
February 20, 2020
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ds-victims-of-office-depot-tech-support-scam/

The FTC has begun to issue refunds to people who were convinced into purchasing computer repair services at Office Depot based on fake malware scans.
Office Depot settles with the FTC
In March 2019, Office Depot agreed to pay $35 million as part of a settlement with the FTC.
Of this collected money, $34 million was set aside as refunds to victims of the scam conducted by Office Depot.

Today, the FTC has announced that they have begun to issue refunds to 541,247 people with the average refund being $63.35.
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FTC: FTC Sending More Than $34 Million in Refunds to Office Depot Customers

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