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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1942474" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>That's nothing more than a very common (and very effective) phishing scam. See:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/12/22/does-a-friend-need-money-urgently-check-your-facts-before-paying-out/" target="_blank">https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/12/22/does-a-friend-need-money-urgently-check-your-facts-before-paying-out/</a></p><p></p><p>Your computer isn't infected with anything, and your family friend hasn't personally been hacked. The bad guys got all of your family friend's contact information from the dark Web. That information was gathered through several mass hackings of services like Facebook and Yahoo, which was re-sold to the bad guys phishing you on the dark Web. There is nothing that you can do about it other than to be educated and careful and aware. It's important not to get paranoid. You aren't being specially singled out for hacking, and there is no malware involved.</p><p></p><p>By the way, this sort of phishing scam often entirely leaves out any computers. The bad guys can call and try to use this exact scam on you over the telephone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1942474, member: 190607"] That's nothing more than a very common (and very effective) phishing scam. See: [URL code="true"]https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/12/22/does-a-friend-need-money-urgently-check-your-facts-before-paying-out/[/URL] Your computer isn't infected with anything, and your family friend hasn't personally been hacked. The bad guys got all of your family friend's contact information from the dark Web. That information was gathered through several mass hackings of services like Facebook and Yahoo, which was re-sold to the bad guys phishing you on the dark Web. There is nothing that you can do about it other than to be educated and careful and aware. It's important not to get paranoid. You aren't being specially singled out for hacking, and there is no malware involved. By the way, this sort of phishing scam often entirely leaves out any computers. The bad guys can call and try to use this exact scam on you over the telephone. [/QUOTE]
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