An Irvine resident almost got duped out of $25K by a hacker
This week, a resident received a pop-up message on their computer that said their computer had been hacked, with a phone number to call, according to the Irvine Police Department.The potential victim was duped into withdrawing $25,000 to be picked up from her residence by a courier. Thankfully, the victim called the Irvine Police Department when she realized the incident was suspicious.Police officers responded and waited for the courier to arrive. When he came to collect the money, he was conta