It started with this bundle of cash – $100 bills totaling $10,000 – brought to a mail delivery company by an 84-year-old woman who didn’t know she was sending it to a scammer.” She sent the money to Alabama. Because some poor young man was going to lose his job by accidentally putting too much money in his account. Of course, our detectives found out it was a scam,” said Martin County Chief Deputy John Budencik. Previous Coverage: Venmo says it will reimburse retired Boynton Beach couple who lost everything at Venmo hackdeputies Needed to allow remote access to his computer – where he then secretly changed his bank account page. “At the time they were able to create a fake invoice that showed not only was $300 coming into his account, but $20,000 on top of the $300 in the account, so they overpaid him,” Budenczyk said. ” The woman tried to withdraw $20, oo fr om her bank. But they wouldn’t let that much in at once, so she took out $10,000 and left for Alabama overnight for a mail facility – just as the scammer asked. . Port St. Lucie: Detective helps man recover $40K after lottery scam An employee noticed she was terrified and suspected something was not right, called a deputy who wrapped tin foil scam “It took a while to sink in, he was being tricked, he didn’t believe he was being cheated. At first,” Budenci said. Budenciak said scammers usually prey on older people, and warns relatives to check elderly people’s accounts frequently, and remind them to be concerned if anyone offers them money. for. And don’t give anyone access to your computer. ,” he added. Scams and Hacking: Tips to Keep Your Information Safe
It started with this bundle of cash — $100 bills totaling $10,000 — brought to a mail delivery company by an 84-year-old woman who didn’t know she was sending it to a scammer.
“She was desperate to send money to Alabama because some poor young man was going to lose his job by accidentally putting too much money in her account,” said Martin County Chief Deputy John Budencik. Of course, our detectives found out that this one It was a scam.” ,
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Deputies said the victim was getting a $300 refund from Norton Antivirus, an anonymous caller said, so she needed to allow him remote access to her computer — where she then secretly accessed her bank account page. Changed.
“At which point they were able to create a fake invoice showing that not only was $300 coming into his account, but $20,000 on top of the $300 in the account, so they overpaid him,” says Budencik. he said.
The woman tried to take $20 out of her bank, but they wouldn’t allow that much at once, so she withdrew $10,000 and ran overnight to Alabama at a mail facility—exactly as the scammer asked.
Port St. Lucie: Detective helps man recover $40K after lottery scam
An employee noticed she was nervous and suspected something was not right, called the deputy who discovered the scam cash wrapped in tin foil.
“It took a while to sink in, he was being scammed, he didn’t believe he was being scammed before,” Budenczyk said.
Budenciak said scammers usually prey on older people, and warns relatives to check elderly people’s accounts frequently, and reminds them to be cautious if someone offers them money. Go.
“And don’t give anyone access to your computer,” he said.
Scams and Hacking: Tips to keep your information safe
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