A MAN lost hundreds of dollars at just the click of a button.
A New Jersey man went to the police after he lost over $500 trying to decline a charge on PayPal.
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The man thought he received a genuine email from the company on December 12 requesting permission to move the money.
He told police that the email gave him the option to accept or decline the $558 charge.
However, when he hit decline all of his information was sent over to a hacker.
The hacker got $508 out of his checking account with the click of a button.
According to the police report, the hacker used the money to purchase cryptocurrency.
The victim said a man named Ralph contacted him on December 14 after the money was stolen, saying he was from PayPal.
He told him not to use his computer until otherwise told to.
The victim believes Ralph is actually the man that stole his money.
His bank is attempting to block the transaction and a credit alert and freeze is now on the victim’s accounts.
He also contacted the PayPal fraud unit, but was told nothing could be done until the transaction is no longer pending.
Residents should be aware of any emails or phone numbers that look suspicious.
Another victim lost her entire retirement account after scammers convinced her that her money was at risk.
Frances Sharples, 73, received a pop up that said her identity was stolen and that she needed to call the provided number.
The man on the phone convinced her to create a Binance.US account and transfer money into it to “save” her money.
In the end she lost $630,000 because of the scam.
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