Batavia Twp. woman reports nearly being scammed of $4K

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A resident of the 38W400 block of Deerpath Road, Batavia Township, reported May 21 that she almost lost $4,000 after a scammer accessed her computer in an anti-virus con, according to Kane County Sheriff’s reports.

The resident received an email from someone claiming to be from Norton Anti-Virus alerting her to a subscription in her name.

She spoke with a man claiming to be from Norton Anti-Virus and said she did not want to be charged $468.39. She allowed him to access her computer to undo the charge, but instead it credited her account $4,468.39, according to the report.

The man she was talking to apologized and asked her to withdraw the $4,000 from her account and send it to him, according to the report.

The woman realized it was a scam and confronted the man “who became irate with her, demanding she send money and threatened to ‘bankrupt’ her if she didn’t comply,” according to the report.

A sheriff’s deputy called the same number the woman had called and spoke with a man who said he was from Norton Anti-Virus, according to the report.

“I identified myself as law enforcement and the subject then used offensive and vulgar language toward me before hanging up,” the deputy said in the report.

The deputy called the number back, but it was disconnected, according to the report.