I appreciate the concern from the other comments but to give an alternative view having seen and dealt with these tactics for years… do nothing. These scams are simply after money. They try to convince the user their computer has an issue and then they ask for payment (typically in the form of gift cards) to “fix it”.
Unless your friend is a very very important person, like a politician or a celebrity, they cannot make money from stealing the notepad files from their desktop. They just want money.
I appreciate the concern from the other comments but to give an alternative view having seen and dealt with these tactics for years… do nothing. These scams are simply after money. They try to convince the user their computer has an issue and then they ask for payment (typically in the form of gift cards) to “fix it”.
Unless your friend is a very very important person, like a politician or a celebrity, they cannot make money from stealing the notepad files from their desktop. They just want money.