The FBI has issued a warning to residents in the Chicagoland area about an increase in scams where criminals are posing as tech support and targeting elderly people. The FBI said in a statement this month that technical support fraud involves a criminal posing as technical support to defraud unwitting people. Criminals may offer support […]
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McHenry County resident scammed out of $120,000 after being contacted about computer virus support
Police say an 80-year-old man from Harvard sent gift cards and Bitcoin totaling $120,000 to an online scammer over the course of several months. The Harvard Police Department received an internet fraud report around 10:30 a.m. on August 3. Harvard Police Chief Tyson Bauman said an 80-year-old Harvard man reported that he was contacted on […]