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Lisa Miles from Southern California has fallen victim to a sophisticated scam, resulting in the loss of $25,000 to hackers. The scam unfolded when Miles, who is recently widowed, encountered a pop-up message on Instagram claiming to be from Microsoft, alerting her that her account had been compromised.
Believing the message to be legitimate, Miles contacted the number provided in the pop-up, connecting with a phony technician posing as a Microsoft representative. The scammer spun a convincing tale, informing Miles that hackers were accessing her bank account to purchase child pornography. This alarming claim led Miles to. . .
