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The original was posted on /r/scams by /u/Flower127 on 2024-09-27 21:36:37+00:00.

Earlier this week I sent my Dad a link to a specific item on Amazon. In my Amazon app I clicked on the Share icon, copied the link, pasted it in an email, and sent it to him.

I didn’t hear from my Dad until today when he texted me, “When I opened the link all my files started to shoot out and a voice stated all my data was gone and to call Microsoft which they gave me the number. 45 minutes later they had full access and code to my computer. The whole thing was a hacker scam and they have all my information.”

At first I thought he was joking, but nope, he was absolutely serious and it really happened. I wish he would have reached out to me instead of calling “Microsoft”, but he didn’t, so here we are.

I went back to the email I sent him, clicked on the link, and it took me right to the product on Amazon. I forwarded the email to my husband and he opened the link on his laptop and it also took him to the product on Amazon.

I just can’t figure out how an Amazon link I sent my Dad ended up being a virus, but only on his computer. Does anyone know how this could have happened?