Pennsylvania State Police said an Erie man and woman in their 70s were robbed of thousands of dollars after falling victim to a phishing scam.
According to PSP Erie, one of the victims had gotten an email from who they believed was Netflix.
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That email stated that there was an issue with their billing, and to click a link allowing for remote access to their computer to fix it.
The scammer then proceeded to get the victim to open their bank account and got them to withdraw $30,000 from banks across Erie County to be sent to Netflix via Bitcoin.
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