Gotham Restaurant in the Greenwich Village section of NYC was forced to close after falling victim to a $45,000 cyberscam.
A NYC restaurant in Greenwich Village was forced to close after falling victim to a $45,000 cyberscam.Gotham Restaurant has been in the neighborhood for decades, but for the first time since COVID-19, the business has again temporarily closed."We lost a fairly large amount of money in a cyberscam," said owner, Bret Csencsitz.Csencsitz said he had to shut down for the summer after he was duped by cyberthieves, who stole $45,000 – money he planned to use to pay his employees.
The email looked very legitimate, until you take a closer look at the address – it's off by just one letter, something Csencsitz didn't notice at first."In the morning at 8:30 in the morning, I wired the money to the payroll company, at which point that I usually get, I take a screenshot and I say wires been sent, please confirm receipt," Csencsitz said.But because his emails had already been hacked, Csencsitz was actually communicating with the cyberthieves.
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