10 top scams targeting seniors
<b>Number of complaints in 2018:</b> 82
Fraudsters pretend they work for a well-known tech company like Microsoft or Dell. They claim the consumer's computer has been infected with a virus, and then try to get remote access to the computer, as well as access to the victim's credit card or bank account information so that they can bill them for fixing the alleged problem.
Microsoft estimates this type of fraud affects 3.3 million Americans each year and results in losses of about $1.5 billion a year.