"I Had 168,000 Euros, There's 80 Left": After an Order on Amazon, His Accounts Are Emptied by a False Bank Advisor
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A Belgian pensioner lost 168,000 euros, almost all of its savings, after having been the victim of a scam to the false banking advisor following a phishing. While more than a month has passed...
A simple online order turned into a nightmare for a pensioner in Belgium. The 68-year-old says that he remained at only 80 euros after the scammers emptied his accounts through 42 transfers, following a fraud that started with a fake e-mail related to the delivery of a parcel.
A Belgian pensioner lost 168,000 euros, almost all of his savings, after falling victim to a fraud in which crooks posed as bank representatives.
A Belgian pensioner in Virton lost his life savings, worth 168,000 euros, after falling victim to a bank scam. The incident started with a fake email from a courier company asking him to pay 38 euros for the re-shipment of a parcel, reports the French publication L'Independant. Following the introduction of the card data, the 68-year-old man was contacted by a con man who gave himself as his bank advisor, invoking a false security alert. In just…
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