in NZ & AU Thousands fleeced in 'Microsoft' scam but police powerless to act.
"There are a range of consent issues - the customer is consenting to allow the person to connect to their machine and the customer is also agreeing to a charge and providing their credit card details."
"We have strong indications that they're looking at activity logs so they can pick up things like passwords and bank account details; some people's computers have also been infected with viruses and keyloggers.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/pay-up-or-your-pcs-toast-20100630-zm8i.html
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=supportonclick&aq=f
SupportOnClick Scareware Scam Call.
PS tell them mac ** off & you got a mac