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Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads

ID: 0f02aa2f-5710-5337-bf2b-d20b17f8d4a2

STIX ID: report--0f02aa2f-5710-5337-bf2b-d20b17f8d4a2

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-12-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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This report describes a persistent campaign of tech-support scams leveraging Google search ads and Google Sites to impersonate major brands (e.g., PayPal, Amazon), funnel victims to phone-based fraud operations, and reuse the same advertiser accounts repeatedly—demonstrating scale and enforcement gaps in account takedowns.

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