Currently, many consumers are receiving calls from supposed Microsoft employees, writes “Mimikama“. The scammers try to trick their victims and get money. The people who are called are told that their computer has been hacked. The supposed Microsoft employees then trick their victims into believing that they want to help them. To do this, the people have to grant the scammers remote access to their PC.
Microsoft customers who receive such a call should not give the criminals access to their PC under any circumstances, as this could give them access to personal information and account details. The calls should therefore be viewed as an attempt at fraud, as Microsoft would never call its customers about security problems itself.
The fraudsters changed the display of the online banking account and made several unauthorized debits, causing losses of several thousand euros.
The attackers then made unauthorized debits, causing the victims losses of several thousand euros.