Wells Fargo's customer loses $ 61,000 in false viruses, false apple care, false banking fraud scam: report
A Wells Fargo client in North Carolina lost $ 61,000 after falling for a scam from a computer informed of his computer.
The misleading pop-up message said that the 73-year-old was infected, including a false Apple Care phone number to call, reports Columbus County News.
When she composed the number, crooks presenting himself as representatives of Apple care said that her computer and banking accounts had been compromised.
They then pretended to transfer it to the Wells Fargo fraud service.
For several days, criminals convinced the victim that fraudulent transactions were pending on his accounts.
Following their instructions, she withdrew $ 61,000 into four transactions and converted it into Bitcoin, allowing the crooks to remove it from the funds.
When the crooks said they had identified a suspect in Texas and asked him to meet in a local police service to sign documents and recover his funds, the victim became suspect and signals the incident to the local sheriff office, which investigates the case and published a statement.
“It is reminded of citizens to remain vigilant when receiving unlined messages or calls requiring financial transactions and to verify these complaints directly with official service providers.”
To avoid falling prey to impostor scams, the FTC advice People to avoid sharing personal or financial information in response to unsolicited requests and be careful of urgent requests or unusual payment methods such as gift cards or crypto.
The FTC also has a portal where anyone can report a suspicious activity to Reportfraud.ftc.gov.
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