SMITHFIELD – An elderly Johnston County resident found out the hard way there are fake websites that resemble genuine businesses.
Recently, a 75 year-old Smithfield resident decided she wanted to change her television package with her TV provider, Spectrum. The woman did an online search for Spectrum to obtain their phone number.
Unfortunately, the victim clicked on a fake website created by a scammer to appear to be the official Spectrum website. The fraudulent website had stolen images and logos from Spectrum…