Tech support scammers trick victims into old-school offline money transfer

We’re all familiar with tech support scams – where the unwary are tricked into granting remote access to their computers by fraudsters, in the belief that the “tech support person” will fix a non-existent “problem” (such as a “virus infection”) or make a refund after claiming that there has been fraudulent activity detected on an account. It’s not uncommon for the fraudster, who can put their well-honed social engineering skills to play when talking to their intended victim, to make it appear as though they have accidentally transferred too much money into their target’s online bank account…