Episode 461 - Office Depot Pays 35 Million Dollar Fine For Tricking Customers
Release Date: 04/01/2019
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info_outlineOffice Depot and Support.com got hit with a $35 million dollar penatly. Why? They were tricking customers to get computer services from bogus security scans. This episode goes into the details.
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