Student Visa Holders Help Steal Over $10,000,000 From Elderly Americans With Fake Pop-Ups and Phony Federal Agents

Three Chinese nationals in the US on student visas have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a scheme that stole more than $10 million from elderly Americans. The group targeted more than 50 victims in 19 states using fake computer security warnings and couriers who posed as federal agents, reports NTD. Victims saw phony Microsoft alerts claiming their computers had been hacked. When they called the number on the screen, they were told their bank accounts were not safe and that they needed to pull out their money. The callers coached victims to mislead bank tellers about the large withdrawals, sometimes by saying the cash was for home remodeling.

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