The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is advising residents of a computer security scam that has already fooled one person out of over half a million dollars.
PCSO said scammers are using fake McAfee security pop-ups to trick people into giving them remote computer access.
Once they have access, they dupe the victim into depositing money into Bitcoin ATMs, purchasing gold bars, and withdrawing money that is transferred to the scammer…