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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, it's not just asking for money. "She" may be sending links to infect his computer with a virus so she can access his online banking herself. He needs to stop responding and you need to help him check his computer and change all his passwords.[/quote]

Also, "she" (it's likely a dude) may be pumping him for information so he can get scammed other ways. My mom just lost thousands of dollars because she thought my brother was calling her with an emergency and needed money. She refuses to tell me the details but I think they said they were in jail and she fell for it because my brother has gotten a DUI before. She's a little deaf and the "connection was poor" so she totally fell for it. Figured it out later that day when my real brother happened to call about something else.[/quote]

They really are clever with this. I’ve heard of this particular scam before and I feel so bad for the victims. In OPs fathers case it doesn’t sound like she will ask for money outright, more like they want to get access to information and/or his devices [/quote]

Yeah, my mom was super embarrassed. She is a retired pediatrician and very bright. She also quickly identified a scam when someone called her and said "Grandma? It's me!" and she knew right away it wasn't any of her grandkids. I don't know if the scammer knew my brother's history or just got lucky. [/quote]

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