veee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months ago'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177kottawa.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link'All our dreams are gone': Ottawa couple scammed out of $177kottawa.ctvnews.caveee@lemmy.ca to Ottawa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
It all started with an online video of what appeared to be Elon Musk promoting a new investment opportunity…
minus-squareSLaSZT@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThey gave someone they had only known for a few months remote access to their laptop and their bank accounts? Come on. It’s hard to feel sympathetic for people who should know the absolute basics of internet and bank account security. It’s not 2005 anymore.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoEven ignored their friends who told them it was a scam. But I like Scotia bank saying no clear evidence of fraud, lol. Ok
They gave someone they had only known for a few months remote access to their laptop and their bank accounts? Come on.
It’s hard to feel sympathetic for people who should know the absolute basics of internet and bank account security. It’s not 2005 anymore.
Even ignored their friends who told them it was a scam.
But I like Scotia bank saying no clear evidence of fraud, lol. Ok