A retired nurse is the latest victim of an online crypto scam.
that she lost her life savings of $43,000 — and her part-time job — after scammers took over her work computer.
It all started with a pop-up that said the woman’s computer was locked. In a panic, she called the emergency number supplied in the pop-up and was then told her bank account had been hacked.Following the scammers’ instructions, the woman withdrew $43,130 in cash, wiring $13,700 to a bank in East Asia, and then deposited $29,430 into a Bitcoin ATM.The woman was given a barcode to use and her money was sent to Kolkata, India.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
Stokes explained that scammers know just which buttons to push on people to get them into an emotional state.“If you feel yourself getting excited or upset from an email, phone call or whatever, try and connect that with an, ‘OK, I have to be skeptical here,’ because once there, it’s hard to back out,” said Stokes.
Maher said any time a person asks for payment through a Bitcoin ATM, “Zero percent of the time is that legitimate.”Share this article in your social network
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