Albany Police Arrest Suspect Attempting In-Person Collection During Phishing Scam Sting Operation

In warning locals about the perils of sophisticated phishing scams, the Albany Police Department recently shared news of an arrest tied to such a scheme. On Thursday, an Albany resident alerted authorities to a dubious email they’d received, purporting an accidental deposit to their PayPal account, a detailed social media post from the department. Responding to the deceptive message led to a troubling series of interactions, with the victim instructed on how to return the supposed overpayment and later approached for more money under false pretexts…

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