Posted by rockyridgefarm on March 13, 2015 at 08:54:35 from (96.61.188.243):
Hey all,
Just a heads up on recent scam I heard of yesterday.
Friend of mine had a computer program installed several years ago. He got a call from what he thought was the service that installed the software. They asked him to let them link up his computer. Since he thought he had a working relationship with this service, he allowed it.
Once they were in his computer, they told him that they were ending the service and would refund him $200 if he allowed it. He said sure and gave them authorization to deposit the money. Then "Oops, we put $2000 in the account. You need to authorize $1800 back to us". He started to smell a rat and refused. They then locked his computer and told him they won't give him access unless he gives them their $1800. They were very good at what they did because they had his bank accounts up and SHOWED him that they had deposited $2000 into his personal accouint. He immediately hung up, shut down his computer and went to the bank.
There, he closed his accounts and opened new ones. He still doesn't have access to his computer and all his personal information, but he still has his money.
Here's the twist - they HAD deposited $2000 into his account ..... FROM his own line of credit! They were so fast and so smooth that they figured out how to transfer the money from one account to the other at his bank, on his computer. I can see how someone can get caught by this.
He contacted the company that had originally installed the software and they had no idea what was going on, but it was the third call they had that day. I'm guessing they got hacked, or a former employee took information with him when he left. Either way they're scammers.
Moral of the story - NEVER give remote access to your computer unless you KNOW who you're giving it to.
This post was edited by rockyridgefarm at 08:57:52 03/13/15.
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