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A Warning From Ocean Shores Police About Internet Scams

The scam ultimately led her to give the scammer remote access to her computer and the thieves stealing thousands of dollars from her bank account. 

This week a resident reported she fell for a phony e-mail scam that looked like it was from Norton 360 internet security.  The scam ultimately led her to give the scammer remote access to her computer and the thieves stealing thousands of dollars from her bank account.  Police say most legitimate companies will never ask you for personal information in an e-mail or over the phone.  You can get more information about email scams coming from Norton at the link on our website. 

https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-emerging-threats-norton-email-scams.html?fbclid=IwAR3L95mc9goV7_0oT5Q8hMAT-4vycgoA7YVlKrkiIy9Ujek5Kni2GcQw5tg

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