Police warn of scammers using fake PayPal invoices in new variant of tech support scam

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A new kind of tech support scam has emerged, involving the use of fintech company PayPal's name. Since January, there have been at least four victims, with one losing about $33,000, the police said on Wednesday (May 18). In this new variant, victims receive...

"Victims would not realise that the software would enable the scammers to remotely control the victims' computers," said the police.After the victims log into their bank accounts, scammers can take over their computers and transfer funds out of victims' bank accounts without their consent.

Other methods used in tech support scams involve scammers claiming to be employees of Internet service providers and offering to fix wi-fi network issues in order to gain access to victims' bank accounts remotely. "Do not panic and do not follow instructions to install applications, type commands into your computer or log into your online banking accounts."

 

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