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FBI Warns of Dangerous New ‘Phantom Hacker’ Threat Wiping out Victims’ Life Savings, 3 phases of scam

The FBI on Friday issued a public service announcement warning senior citizens of “a recent nationwide increase in ‘Phantom Hacker’ scams” that are wiping out victims’ life savings. “Between January and June 2023, 19,000 complaints related to tech support scams were submitted to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), with estimated victim losses of …

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