Then they go into HTML code on V’s computer, which determines what the V would see on their screen…and they changes what is on the screen back to show the original balance. The V can’t see the $50k transfer from their savings into checking. After seeing theV’s account they push the “Blank Guest Monitor” button to “blacken the V’s screen”. They need remote access into the V’s computer to contact the bank and complete the refund. They explain the company has been ordered to shut down, and they have been ordered to refund users. The bad guy may say “see, there are 20 people on your computer right now?”īOGUS REFUND: The caller is allegedly from Microsoft Refund Department saying you paid something that was an over payment and they want to send you a $500 refund.
To a coder they indicate normal functions but since most of the “older dudes” believe them when they say “see all these bugs?.it is a problem and they compromise your computer.” The Scammer misrepresents the info to ramp up the fear. They often have red and yellow warnings messages. Wire transfers, Money Gram or Western Union, are mostly untraceable and have limited protections, so never use these to pay a stranger.įALSE DIAGNOSIS: An alleged certified computer tech calls and instructs you to open up the event log, a diagnostic tool that professionals use to track computer activity.
The peer to peer apps like Venmo, Zelle and Cash App allow the transfer of funds. Of course cash still favorite if they can get the V to send cash in an envelope, because not traceable. Gift cards are payment of choice and bitcoin is now catching up. The Scammer rarely accepts credit cards or checks. The scammer may ask you to recontact TO them, in India, so the scam will work. Some company’s have banned these program if the computers initiates the call from India. They may ask to log into your computer using a remote access software program called Team Viewer…(or AnyDesk or FastSupport) and when the scammer says to hit the “switch sides” function, the caller is then in charge…and can lock you from your own computer. They will say whatever is necessary to befriend you and scare you into paying for unnecessary repairs and other deceptions. TECH SUPPORT: A Robo calls says that your computer is on the verge of a meltdown and to prevent it you must call asap. Is there a better place to Scam the elderly than Palm Springs and Miami?
With more people home during the Pandemic, it is ideal picking for the bad guys to reach you by phone, and somehow steal your ID.īOILER ROOMS: Men in India go after their favorite food….THE ELDERLY. My thanks to all of you that read my previous Scam and Fraud columns and asked for more advice on protecting yourselves during the Age of Covid.
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