Scammers will utilize any method at their disposal to get their hands on your hard-earned cash.
One such method includes tech support scams, which threat actors are increasingly carrying out.
“The number of people falling victim to the crime is on the rise, and so are financial losses,” the FBI said in a statement a few months ago.
The scam consists of a bad actor fraudulently posing as a technician or as tech support from a reputable company.
“They may call, email, or text their targets and offer to resolve such issues as a compromised email or bank account, a computer virus, or a software license renewal,” the FBI said.
Once they convince victims that their financial accounts have been compromised, they gain remote access to victims’ computers – as well as to sensitive data like banking account numbers.
“Investigators are seeing an emerging trend in which tech support scammers are convincing victims that their financial accounts have been compromised and their funds need to be moved so the fraudsters can gain control over the victims’ computers and finances,” the FBI said.
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