Security News > 2017 > June > Email scammers swindle US Supreme Court judge out of $1 milion (Help Net Security)
2017-06-21 20:13
If often happens to less prominent individuals, but this time it happened to a US Supreme Court judge: scammers have managed trick her into wiring the money meant for buying an apartment to a bank account under their control. According to the NY Daily News, State Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler was in the process of selling her apartment and buying another, when she received an email that seemed like it was coming from her … More →
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