The OPP is investigating after a resident in Norfolk County was cheated out of $20,000 by a scammer who called him to say his computer had a virus.
The victim contacted police on Friday morning to say he had received a call from an unknown man, who told him his computer was compromised.
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Police say the caller then gained remote access to the man’s computer, and that’s when the victim noticed that the caller was accessing his personal files and banking information, transferring $20,000 out of the man’s bank account.
Police are urging everyone to hang up the phone if you should receive such a call.
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