Beware of Scammers

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She was embarrassed to tell me, and once she did, I understood why. My friend of 20 years, a smart woman who has worked with technology for most of her career, got scammed out of $500.

My friend is now in her 70s and received a professional-looking email from a popular computer security company that told her she owed nearly $1,000 on her account.

An older person on a fixed income, her initial reaction was panic and a desperate need to remain in good standing with her credit.

In a knee-jerk response, she clicked on the link in the email, which directed her to connect with someone who could help her pay off this balance.