Minnesota Forum

The victim reported that she was attempting to cancel her Apple TV when she was defrauded. She stated that she looked up what she thought was Apple support on the internet and called the number that was listed. When she did this, the phone was answered and the person on the other end stated that Apple was having trouble with their support and they needed to be paid with Target gift cards because they worked closely with Target. She bought $998.00 in gift cards giving the PIN numbers out over the phone. When they asked for more, she stated that she knew it was a scam so she didn't give them any more money. When she called Target, the money had already been used. She then began getting messages from China and also got a Paypal notification that someone had made a $500 purchase on her account which was tied to her debit card through her local bank. I told her that she needed to contact her bank immediately in the morning and cancel her debit card.