Netflix Believes Vr To Be For GamingByNitish Singh-March 8, 2018.715Tech support scams sometimes pose as legitimate businesses and even the workers are sometimes unaware of any suspicious activity. The tech giant is cracking down on such marketers with scam websites advertising their operation through Google ads and will only be offering services to confirmed providers. Tech support scams will be able to advertise themselves over Google longer, as the tech giant is taking steps to prevent fraud online. Third-party marketers who run tech support companies will no longer be able to advertise without authentication on Google’s website. Google disclosed in a blog that scam organizations and their operation have increased. Most tech support companies pose as legitimate service providers such as Dell Microsoft Apple etc. and even the staff of such organisations are unaware of the illegal activities in some cases. Google Global Public Policy Director David Graff said, “We have been partnering with law enforcement agencies and government agencies to tackle violence in this area for many years. As the fraudulent activity takes place off our platform, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the bad actors from the legitimate providers .” New Zealand Police (@nzpolice) August 28, 2018 Users providing tech support services will be required in the coming months to follow the global verification program. With many scam services in a position to spoof legitimate websites, Google’s added verification check in place should help prevent cybercrime instances. Graff revealed that the actions of the company will help against online fraud, but there is no guarantee that even with the security checks in place, scammers will vanish. Many of the online scammers present themselves as legitimate firms and offer support services. But when advertising through Google’s ad platform ends up calling other unsuspecting internet users after watching their ads online and being scammed for large sums of money. There were cases where users had their laptops compromised with ransomware. If you ever see fake websites or are approached by tech support firms making questionable demands you will report them to legal authorities immediately. Grip.