08/17/2024
Not a normal "update" but I determined this was important to share.
Beware a new scam, my client was half-scammed but caught it, but others around her Rochester suburb (trying to keep this anonymous) have already lost large sums of money.
Likely related to a social security administration breach in April when EVERYONE'S name, social security number, and address were stolen...
My client had someone call "from the bank" to say they were with security and needed help securing her account because information had been hacked.
They knew my client's name, address, social security number, birthday, bank, and bank account numbers... Very convincing.
They wanted 2 things: 1) access to her computer while she went online
2) her to withdraw a large amount of cash to keep in her house temporarily.
So they could electronically steal from her after getting her keystrokes, OR COME TO HER HOUSE.
She turned off her computer and reported it to the bank (LNB), which admitted others already lost money to this. They told her she did the right thing.
They are making her change all her accounts, and police checked on her house for a few days.
She's fine, because she was smart and perhaps also lucky.
But I want all my clients to be warned.