Executives Plead Guilty to Aiding Tech Support Scams

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Former Executives Plead Guilty to Tech Support Scam Operation

A multi-year tech support scam operation targeting individuals worldwide has been revealed, with two former executives pleading guilty to concealing the scheme.

The Scheme Utilized Company Services

The scheme, which lasted from 2017 to 2022, used the company’s services to provide telephone numbers, call recordings, call forwarding, and call-tracking capabilities to numerous clients known to be engaged in various forms of telemarketing and tech support scams.

According to court documents, the two executives, Adam Young and Harrison Gevirtz, knowingly provided services to clients involved in such scams without reporting them to law enforcement authorities. Instead, they allegedly advised their customers to employ large pools of rotating phone numbers to minimize complaints and instructed their sales team to market services to businesses known to be engaged in illicit activities.

Call Center Involved in Scams

In addition, Young and Gevirtz owned and operated a call center in Tunisia from 2016 to 2022, where some employees were involved in tech support scams involving the fraudulent accessing of victims’ computers via compromised links, posing as legitimate technical support services, and sending fake invoices.

Costs of Tech Support Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported that Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to tech support scams in 2025 alone, according to the agency’s 2025 Internet Crime Report.
A separate incident saw a tech support scammer receive a seven-year prison sentence after collecting over $6 million from at least 6,500 victims in the United States and Canada.

Potential Penalties for Young and Gevirtz

Young and Gevirtz are scheduled to face sentencing on June 16, with potential penalties including three years in federal prison and fines of up to $250,000.