Dear friend scammed by computer
In spite of being 82 yr, I thought she was savvy. Said she was playing game on line, horrible loud noise from computer and message came up saying "for technical help-call,,,,." She DID! Foreigner sold her security pkg (yeah, sure) for $199. plus $99. tax. Said he would D/L to her computer. She pd w/credit card! I am so worried for her...all her dead husband's financial info on the computer--passwords to banks, etc. She says the noise panicked her and she could see red flags, but was so upset and frightened that she got suckered in.
When will people realize there is a cord on the back of their computer--just yank it from the wall! Go to a 'real' tech next day.
Her daughter learned of this next morning and canceled the card. But I fear that will not be the end of it.
Now what would have been your first clue that this was a scam?