NY DA Looks to Crack Down on Cyber Crime
The Manhattan district attorney’s office is looking to crack down on cyber crime, warning on Friday of the commonly used “stranded traveler” scam. In the scam, cyber criminals pretend to be a friend of the target and claim they are stranded somewhere and need money in order to return home.
The message is designed to appear that it “is from a friend, a relative or a colleague and they’re in a compromised situation,” said David Szuchman, head of the district attorney’s cyber crime unit. “In virtually every single case, these e-mails are not legitimate.Manhattan We’re telling people to slow down, look at the e-mail and confirm the person is actually out of the country and a victim of a crime.”
According to the DA, there has been a surge in the number of cyber crime cases in recent weeks in Manhattan, NY Daily News reports.
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