Wellington County OPP is once again reminding county residents about the Microsoft scam.
Recently police received a complaint from a resident about the scam after they received a telephone call from a male who advised he worked for Microsoft. The male said there was trouble with the home computer. Access was allowed for a short while before there was concern and the phone hung up. Scammers have also been known to make follow-up calls to people that have been scammed.
Don’t accept anything at face value, police urge, noting if it sounds unlikely or too good to be true, it probably is.
Recognize the signs, police urge. If you’re being pressured to act, disclose personal details or send money to a stranger, it’s almost certainly a scam.
For example, Microsoft never makes unsolicited phone calls about its products.
Never respond. Just simply hang up the phone and report the incident to the OPP by calling 1-888-310-1122 and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.antifraudcentre.ca
Remote service is perfectly fine and safe, but only when you instigate the call for help, police state. Such fraud will only stop when the scammers stop getting money.
