The Nutley resident received an email that appeared to be from Microsoft, instructing her to call technical support. When she called the phone number listed on the email, she was transferred to someone who instructed her to make a series of bank withdrawals, the Nutley Police Department said. — Photo by Anna Shvets: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-using-a-laptop-5257270/
A 76-year-old woman was scammed out of US$30,000 (RM141,795) after calling the phone number listed on a fake Microsoft email, police said.
The Nutley resident received an email that appeared to be from Microsoft, instructing her to call technical support. When she called the phone number listed on the email, she was transferred to someone who instructed her to make a series of bank withdrawals, the Nutley Police Department said.
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