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Offering Emergency Computer Help, Online Scammers Swindle About $1,800 from Darien Man

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A 76-year-old Darien man told police last week he was repeatedly victimized by online scammers with bogus offers of help with computer problems.

Darien police gave this account of the incidents after the man contacted police last Tuesday, Nov. 29. It appears that $1,837 was stolen by the scammers, but the man’s credit card company may reimburse him for some of the charges. The scam took place over a period of months, beginning on Aug. 5.

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Scam Alert: Fake ‘Missed Delivery’ Scheme Unleashes Havoc on Your Computer

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Consumers beware that even though they may not have done any online shopping, they still can become the target of parcel delivery fraud. At this time of year, criminals go into high gear, phishing for personal information and money with fake “Missed Delivery” notices. “It is not unusual to receive a parcel with a gift you bought or sent by someone else,” said CT Better Bureau spokesman Howard Schwartz. “As a result, someone might not have any reason to doubt that an email or phone call, supposedly from a delivery company, is fake,” he said. ______________

— an announcement from the Connecticut Better Business Bureau

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Recipients are told that a truck driver was unable to deliver a package, and that that the recipient must click on a link to arrange another delivery date, or open and print out an attachment to complete the delivery process.

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Darien Woman, 25, Taken in Internet Scam with Added Twist

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Not only was a 25-year-old Darien woman taken in by an internet scam perpetrated by someone who offered her a dog-walking job, but the person she sent the money to also appears to have been taken in. The Darien woman was recently contacted over the Internet and asked if she would like to do the dog walking. As is typical in these scams, the thief offered to send a larger amount of money than the woman would be getting as payment. The woman was to then send the extra money, minus a fee for her dog-walking and money-transferring services, to another account. The woman found the check was deposited, immediately transferred some of it out of her account to another account — and, true to form in these scams, her bank later told her the check they received had bounced.