A Wells Fargo customer in North Carolina has lost $61,000 after falling for a scam originating with a fake virus warning on her computer.
The deceptive pop-up message claimed the 73 year-old woman’s device was infected, including a fake Apple Care phone number for her to call, reports Columbus County News.
When she dialed the number, scammers posing as Apple Care representatives said her computer and bank accounts were compromised.
They then pretended to transfer her to Wells Fargo’s fraud department.
Over several days, the criminals convinced the victim that fraudulent transactions were pending on her accounts.
Following their instructions, she withdrew $61,000 in four transactions and converted it to Bitcoin, enabling the scammers to con her out of the funds.
When the scammers claimed
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