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U2 Where The Streets Have No NamePolice Warning Over Computer Technician Scam
People across the Isle of Wight are being warned about a scam targeting personal and financial information stored on home computers.
The West Wight Safer Neighbourhoods team was contacted by an elderly man in Freshwater after he had been told his home computer had a virus during cold calls from a stranger.
The cold caller also offered advice and assistance over the phone to fix the alleged problem. He asked the man to give him remote control of his computer.
The computer owner then became suspicious, ended the phone call, and closed all programs on his computer. Nothing was reported stolen, but the man later changed his internet passwords and credit cards as a precaution.
Police say anyone who receives such a call should ask first for the name of the person phoning, the organisation they’re calling from, and their phone number.
They should then report the number to Trading Standards.
Report by Michael Coombes
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