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NY Man Strangles Mom, 77, After She Caught Him Getting Scammed: Authorities NY Man Strangles Mom, 77, After She Caught Him Getting Scammed: Authorities
NY Man Strangles Mom, 77, After She Caught Him Getting Scammed: Authorities A New York man tried to kill his 77-year-old mother after she stopped him from falling for an online scam, authorities said Monday, April 27. Aaron Gookin, of Moreau, was charged with attempted murder and assault for the attack on his mother on Feb. 18 at their home, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said. Gookin strangled his mother and struck her with a piece of wood in the attack, prosecutors said. He was angered after she intervened to protect him from an “internet financial scam,” according to the DA’s office. A grand jury indicted Gookin on charges of second-degree attem…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Police & Fire
'Your Computer Has Been Hacked': Tech Support Scam Costs Bergen Man $150,000 'Your Computer Has Been Hacked': Tech Support Scam Costs Bergen Man $150,000
'Your Computer Has Been Hacked': Tech Support Scam Costs Bergen Man $150,000 It might be emotionally painful for some to learn that a Bergen County man lost nearly $150,000 to a “your computer has been hacked” scam. Sadly, it’s true. The victim got a computer popup message “alerting” him to the purported hack earlier this month, Glen Rock Police Lt. Frank Riggio said. “Over the following days, he was advised to secure a large sum of money from his bank accounts to avoid further hacking,” the lieutenant said. The victim gave the con artist nearly 150 large "under the false pretense that this party was helping protect the victim from further financial hacking," Rigg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You
Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You A boy named Andrew Bucklandon hasn't gone missing. He didn't leave for school and not return. He doesn't even exist. For those who've seen -- or, worse, shared -- the Facebook post about a purportedly missing boy the past couple of days, here are a few questions: Does the post include a town? A link? Contact details? It doesn't. Because it's bogus. Like any good phishing scam, the missing boy ploy tugs at the heartstrings and plays on the fears of those who want to help. They're actually helping the scammers find more victims. Phishers threw their latest line into social media waters on…

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by Jerry DeMarco