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Police in North Fayette warn residents of scam claiming to be a computer security issue

February 24, 2024 / 12:25 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

North Fayette police warning residents of security scam

NORTH FAYETTE (KDKA) - Police in North Fayette are now warning residents about a scam going around.

They said that it cost two victims a total of more than $67,000 and those victims got alerts claiming their security was compromised on their computers.

They were then directed to contact Microsoft and then told they had to pay to get it fixed.

One victim deposited more than $20,000 into a Bitcoin account.

The other victim handed cash to a man who claimed to be with the Federal Reserve.

Now, police are making sure people do not fall for this scam, asking residents who experience something similar to call 911 should they get any suspicious calls or alerts.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.