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https://jocoreport.com/man-loses-15000-after-clicking-on-fraudulent-website/
Submission: On November 07 via manual (November 7th 2023, 9:07:23 pm UTC) from US — Scanned from DE

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MAN LOSES $15,000 AFTER CLICKING ON FRAUDULENT WEBSITE

November 7, 2023
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SMITHFIELD – A Smithfield-area man lost $15,000 after mistakenly going to the
wrong website.

The 65 year-old victim purchased a new laptop computer from Best Buy in 2022. He
wanted to make sure his Geek Squad protection was still in place and attempted
to look up their website.

Unfortunately, the victim clicked on a fake website that appeared to be from
Best Buy. He was instructed to email in his personal information and later
received a telephone call from a scammer pretending to buy with Geek Squad.



The victim allowed the fake tech support representative remote access to his
laptop. He then noticed they were pulling up his bank account information, which
they claimed was to deduct a yearly support protection fee.

Through a series of manipulated events, the con artist convicted the victim they
had actually deposited $15,000 into his account, not withdrawn $150 for the fee.

He was instructed to obtain $15,000 in cash then take it to a BitCoin machine,
which he did.

More than sixty percent of tech support scams involve victims over the age of
60. You can report tech support scams to the Federal Trade Commission or your
local law enforcement agency.


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jocoreport.com Open in urlscan Pro
158.106.132.162 Public Scan

Form analysis
5 forms found in the DOM