Wow.
Do your research before you host your web site anywhere:
From MSNBC.com:
Feds: Greater Cincinnati Internet firm involved in ‘massive scam’
ByteHosting Internet Services LLC in Clermont County has been forced to shut down its operations in response to a court order.
Issued by a federal judge in Maryland on Dec. 15, the order is a result of a Dec. 2 lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against ByteHosting, its CEO James Reno, and other defendants. Court documents allege Reno provides technical expertise and is a senior executive in the defendants’ enterprise.
The lawsuit charges the defendants with perpetrating a “massive scareware scam” on more than a million consumers, according to a statement issued by the FTC. The scheme involved online scans of consumers’ computers that the defendants falsely claimed detected viruses, spyware and illegal pornography. The consumers were then persuaded to buy the defendants’ computer security products for $39.95 or more, the FTC said.
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