Via Malwarebytes - New Telephone Scam Warning It didn’t seem too long ago everyone was aware of common scams, from Phone Scammers trying to sell you premium Microsoft support to Ransomers who claim to be from the FBI and lock down your desktop. While these are still common problems, at least we say we can identify obvious scams…until now that is. An article by Emily Patterson of the Better Business Bureau describes a new phone scam attempting to steal unsuspecting people’s hard earned cash and, this time, they are posing as the police. The scam works like this: * You get a call, if you have caller ID it informs you that it’s coming from your local sheriff’s office. * You pick it up and the “Sheriff” tells you that there is a warrant out for your arrest. * You can avoid being arrested by paying a fine and everything will be cleared. * To pay the fine, you need to either use a Money Order or pre-paid debit card, like MoneyPak. The result? Bad Guys Profit
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:16:01 +0000
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