He posed as an IT officer at her bank – this is how a fraudster received a large amount of money by telephone from a 72-year-old woman from Linz. The woman downloaded a program on behalf of the alleged bank employee, after which the trap fell. The police advise caution.
Around noon on Friday, the phone of a woman from Linz (72) rang. Her bank’s IT representative was on the line, or at least the previously unknown caller identified herself as such. The woman would download a program, which gave the fraudster access to her computer.
The alleged bank employee then asked the pensioner to log into her online banking as he wanted to stop the illegal transfers and transfer them back to her account. The 72-year-old also followed this request.
With each transfer, the Linzer woman received a code on her mobile phone, which she shared with the fraudster. This is how the money went from the pensioner to the fraudster. The total damage is believed to be around 100,000 euros.
Police advice: remain suspicious
The investigation into the case is ongoing. In the meantime, the police once again warn against such scams and advise: remain suspicious. Not everything callers say is true.
The police also point out that IT employees never have telephone contact with customers. And: Under no circumstances should you provide your banking information by telephone or email, or allow strangers to access your computer remotely online.
Source: Krone
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