Scams

A Brooklyn woman lost $100,000 after falling victim to a computer scam involving fake Microsoft alerts and a phony federal agent. The scammers used urgency and a secret code word to manipulate her into handing over the cash.

A 75-year-old man was scammed out of over $715,000 by a woman he met on LinkedIn, who lured him into a fake crypto investment scheme.

An 80-year-old woman wired $720,000 to a crypto scammer, losing her life savings.