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scam phone call from apple yesterday.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1836283" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>My mother-in-law just got conned by these people yesterday. They claimed her Mac was hacked and walked her through to the security settings where the firewall was turned off (of course it was.... it is by default) and used that to scare her into believing their claims. She then proceeded to follow their instructions, which included giving them her checking account information and CostCo credit card details, then went and bought iTunes gift cards and sent them photos of them.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately I found out too late to save her accounts from being drained. It's just flummoxing to see this happen with all the red flags here. We had to do our best to console her.... as an article I read the other day said, these scams persist because they work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1836283, member: 38864"] My mother-in-law just got conned by these people yesterday. They claimed her Mac was hacked and walked her through to the security settings where the firewall was turned off (of course it was.... it is by default) and used that to scare her into believing their claims. She then proceeded to follow their instructions, which included giving them her checking account information and CostCo credit card details, then went and bought iTunes gift cards and sent them photos of them. Unfortunately I found out too late to save her accounts from being drained. It's just flummoxing to see this happen with all the red flags here. We had to do our best to console her.... as an article I read the other day said, these scams persist because they work. [/QUOTE]
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