Question

the scam known as ___ typically comes in form of an alert message that claims to be from the fbi or your security software. ddos raid pretexting scareware

Explanation:

Scareware is a type of scam where fraudsters send alert messages pretending to be from authorities like the FBI or security software. They aim to scare users into buying fake software or revealing information. DDoS (Distributed - Denial - of - Service) is an attack on a network, RAID is a data storage technology, and pretexting is creating a false scenario (but not typically in the form of an "alert message" like this).

Answer:

scareware