An 80-year-old was scammed out of $285,000. His computer was accessed remotely, and his money turned into cryptocurrency.

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George Chryssanthou with his partner. Electra Friedman.

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• George Chryssanthou lost over $280,000 when scammers hacked into his bank account.
• The fraudsters conned him into transferring the money and converted it to bitcoin to steal it.
• The octogenarian has filed a negligence claim against Charles Schwab with FINRA.