The scheme began on April 23 when two victims opened an email and clicked on a link that launched malware that seized their computer.
A West Covina man was arrested last week on suspicion of defrauding two elderly victims of thousands of dollars though an online phishing scheme.
A phone number claiming to connect to Microsoft Support appeared on the computer instructing the victims to call about the apparent hack. The victims were then connected to an impersonator claiming to be a “Fraud and Risk Investigator” with City National Bank. The person instructed the victims to withdraw $25,000 in cash that would then be picked up at their home by “federal agents.”
On April 26, the victims agreed to make another $35,000 cash payment to the scammers. When the victims refused to deposit the cash into a virtual wallet at a remote location, the scammers instead arranged for another pickup by the “federal agents” at their home.
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