[Nfbktad] Important: Please Read: Jaws Scam

[Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)]

Thanks to Buffa for the heads up.  She received the below info from a colleague in the Virginia agency.  I sure hope nobody falls for this.  FYI, I deleted all but the pertinent information since I didn't think they'd want their contact info floating around the net.



Tonia



Hi everyone,



I just received a phone call from one of the individuals we serve reporting on a call that concerned him.  The unsolicited call was from a man who said that the individual's copy of JAWS has caused a virus in his computer.  The man would repair the computer if the individual could simply turn it on, go to a specified site (my caller could not remember where) and type in a few numbers.  He immediately knew something was not right and did not turn on his computer nor comply in any way with the person.  The person gave him a call back number, which was 347-871-5995.



I checked that number and it is all over the Internet as a scam.  The part that concerns me most is that the individual who called me was identified as a JAWS user by the scammer.  I don't know if a Freedom Scientific database was hacked or what, but I feel it is important for you all to have a heads up on this in case individuals on your caseload call.  Most may know not to do anything, but some may be naïve and think there truly is a problem.  Let's hope no one gets caught.



Just FYI.



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