The news concerns Stadthagen. - Elderly Man Suffers Loss Due to Microsoft Scam
Back on the 16th of May, 2024, an alert showed up on a man's computer screen. It claimed that Microsoft had locked him out. He believed it, so he phoned the number they told him to. They convinced him to share his TANs from PayPal and Postbank. In the end, 2,434 euros were transferred to a Belgian account.
Be careful with this kind of nonsense! It's called phishing. There's the old-fashioned email version, but there's also a more recent trick. A pop-up window can suddenly appear containing text or a Defender alert message. They'll tell you to contact Windows support. If you do that, they might ask you to let them take control of your computer remotely. Just say no. That way, they can't poke around in your files and accounts. If a pop-up keeps showing up, just close it. If that doesn't work, rebooting your computer can help.
This tale stems from official information provided by the authorities and was created with the assistance of an AI.
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Source: symclub.org
