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A company that I had paid to remotely clean my computer called and offered to return my money since I had not used their service. They instructed me to give them remote access again to download a form for my refund. Reluctantly, I let them do that and after filling out the form, they said they were depositing the $329 in my checking account. I informed them they had deposited $3,290 and they said they made a terrible mistake and instructed me to wire $2500 to a name in NYC. I was sure this was a scam and hung up and shut down the computer. When I called the bank, they informed me they had transferred $3290 from my savings account to my checking account. This confirms it was a scam and the bank closed down online banking capability. JustAnswer's legal adviser said to go to one of JustAnswer's computer techs and get instructions on debugging my computer and changing all my passwords and pin numbers. Can you give me guidance? The computer in question has been shut down for now. It has AVG antivirus and I know how to clean footprints using AOL. (That resets all cookies.)

October 2nd, 2024

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