An elderly man downloaded an app in the hope of improving his laggy computer's performance — but ended up losing $45,000. The scam wiped out half of 71-year-old Mr Chen's retirement funds, forcing him to return to the workforce to earn a living, reported
Mr Chen, who had around $90,000 in his bank account, said more than $37,000 had been transferred out.
Sensing that something was still amiss, Mr Chen checked another two bank accounts that he had in his name. He realised that the $8,000 in one account had been stolen after 27 transfers. According to Mr Chen, the affected bank accounts happen to be the two that he uses the most often and are also considered his retirement funds.
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