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Paper abstract bibtex Nationwide, in 2021, 23,903 people reported losing more than $347 million due to tech support scams which is a 137% increase in losses from the previous year. Most victims, almost 60%, reported to be over 60 years old, and experienced 68% of the losses. Here in the Boston Division, which includes all of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, 809 victims reported losing more than $7.5 million which is a 49% jump from the previous year. Locally, 60% of victims reported to be over 60 years old and accounted for 77% of the losses. 106 victims in Maine lost $673,339 521 victims in Massachusetts lost $5,386,594 117 victims in New Hampshire lost $568,394 65 victims in Rhode Island lost $915,714 The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that as tech support fraud evolves, the number of people falling victim to the crime is on the rise, and so are financial losses. Investigators are seeing an emerging trend in which tech support scammers are convincing victims that their financial accounts have been compromised and their funds need to be moved so the fraudsters can gain control over the victims’ computers and finances. The reported losses are most likely much higher because older Americans are less likely to report fraud due to the fact that they either don’t know how to report it, are embarrassed, or don’t know they have been scammed. In tech support scams, fraudsters pose as customer or tech support representatives from reputable well-known tech companies. They may call, email, or text their targets and offer to resolve such issues as a compromised email or bank account, a computer virus, or a software license renewal. Once they convince victims that their financial accounts have been compromised and their funds need to be moved, they gain control over the victims’ computers and ultimately their finances.
@misc{setera_k_fbi_2022,
title = {{FBI} {Warns} {Public} to {Beware} of {Tech} {Support} {Scammers} {Targeting} {Financial} {Accounts} {Using} {Remote} {Desktop} {Software} — {FBI}},
url = {https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-public-to-beware-of-tech-support-scammers-targeting-financial-accounts-using-remote-desktop-software},
abstract = {Nationwide, in 2021, 23,903 people reported losing more than \$347 million due to tech support scams which is a 137\% increase in losses from the previous year. Most victims, almost 60\%, reported to be over 60 years old, and experienced 68\% of the losses. Here in the Boston Division, which includes all of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, 809 victims reported losing more than \$7.5 million which is a 49\% jump from the previous year. Locally, 60\% of victims reported to be over 60 years old and accounted for 77\% of the losses.
106 victims in Maine lost \$673,339
521 victims in Massachusetts lost \$5,386,594
117 victims in New Hampshire lost \$568,394
65 victims in Rhode Island lost \$915,714
The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that as tech support fraud evolves, the number of people falling victim to the crime is on the rise, and so are financial losses. Investigators are seeing an emerging trend in which tech support scammers are convincing victims that their financial accounts have been compromised and their funds need to be moved so the fraudsters can gain control over the victims’ computers and finances.
The reported losses are most likely much higher because older Americans are less likely to report fraud due to the fact that they either don’t know how to report it, are embarrassed, or don’t know they have been scammed.
In tech support scams, fraudsters pose as customer or tech support representatives from reputable well-known tech companies. They may call, email, or text their targets and offer to resolve such issues as a compromised email or bank account, a computer virus, or a software license renewal. Once they convince victims that their financial accounts have been compromised and their funds need to be moved, they gain control over the victims’ computers and ultimately their finances.},
language = {en},
journal = {FBI Boston},
author = {Setera, K.},
month = oct,
year = {2022},
}
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