{"id":70238,"date":"2025-04-24T12:23:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lagunawoodsvillage.com\/?p=70238"},"modified":"2025-04-24T12:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:23:25","slug":"pop-up-scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lagunawoodsvillage.com\/es\/news\/2025\/04\/24\/pop-up-scam-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Alerta de estafa emergente"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, an Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Department deputy visited the Security Watch Commanders\u2019 office to request surveillance footage related to a fraud investigation. According to the deputy, a Village resident may have been targeted by a pop-up computer scam. The deputy noted that he has taken four to five similar reports in the past three weeks and believes there may be additional cases\u2014reported and unreported\u2014in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these scams, a pop-up message appears on the victim\u2019s computer, often impersonating a \u201cChase Fraud\u201d alert or similar. If the victim clicks the message, they are connected to a scammer who persuades them to withdraw cash or purchase gift cards. In some cases, scammers tell victims to lie to bank personnel, claiming the bank staff are part of the fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this resident\u2019s case, video footage shows him meeting briefly with an unknown male and handing the man an off-white envelope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to protect yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n