WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — An 81-year-old West Memphis widow lost her life savings after scammers convinced her they could protect her money from hackers on her computer.
Laura McFarling wired $37,600 to criminals who posed as Microsoft technical support and bank representatives in what experts call a multi-million-dollar tech support scam targeting seniors.
“Right now, since I’m walking in these shoes that I’ve never walked before, I want to help people,” McFarling said.
How the scam works
McFarling, who has been figuring things out on her own since her husband Mac died in 2023 after almost 50 years of marriage, was trying to fix her computer when a message claiming to be from Microsoft took over her screen…