Concord Man, 76, Scammed Out Of Life Savings, Now Facing Tax Bill

CBS Bay Area

August 14, 2024

Chet Frilich was so intent on not getting scammed, he got scammed.

A caller told the 76-year-old Concord resident on March 2 that he was from Xfinity's cybersecurity department. Frilich's Xfinity Wi-Fi was allegedly compromised, as the man explained someone in Nigeria hacked into Frilich's computer and used his information and $5,000 from his bank account to open a crypto account in another country.

The official-sounding caller told Frilich -- a retiree whose only income is Social Security -- he'd check Frilich's computer remotely to run a test, which he supposedly did. At least it looked that way.

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