11-01-2017 08:00 via theguardian.com

Fake IT support scammers accessed my online payments – and are still calling

After a simple search for ‘Yahoo email help’, my computer and credit card were compromisedIn October 2015 I had a problem accessing my Yahoo email account. I Googled “Yahoo email help” and the first entry was an 0800 number, which I rang. The person I spoke to took me through a series of actions which appeared to give him access to my computer, and the problems were solved. Naively I agreed to pay online as the person I was speaking to had access to my computer, and &poun
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