The Cut, sister publication to NY Mag, recently published an article by its financial advice columnist about how she got scammed out of $50,000.[1] The point is supposed to be that “anybody” could get scammed. The scam was quite sophisticated and started innocently enough. Someone calls you claiming to be from Amazon, asking if you made a purchase you did not make. But the second someone purporting to be a law enforcement officer threatens to arrest you if you go to a lawyer, it seems like any rational person should know to hang up the phone.
Charlotte Cowles and the TOOS Class
Charlotte Cowles and the TOOS Class
Charlotte Cowles and the TOOS Class
The Cut, sister publication to NY Mag, recently published an article by its financial advice columnist about how she got scammed out of $50,000.[1] The point is supposed to be that “anybody” could get scammed. The scam was quite sophisticated and started innocently enough. Someone calls you claiming to be from Amazon, asking if you made a purchase you did not make. But the second someone purporting to be a law enforcement officer threatens to arrest you if you go to a lawyer, it seems like any rational person should know to hang up the phone.