Peterborough Police Warn Public of Surfacing Scam Claiming to Stop Hackers
/The Peterborough Police Service is issuing a warning after two reports of fraud involving a request for help to stop hackers.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The incidents happened in the last three weeks in the City of Peterborough. In each case, the victim was approached by someone claiming to be connected to Microsoft or Bell Canada and that they needed the victim’s help in stopping hackers from accessing the victim's computer or bank accounts.
The scammers claim urgency to the matter and the victim needs to get money out of their bank as soon as possible so an ‘agent’ can come to their house to pick up the cash. Between the two incidents, about $25,000 was lost.
The man who picked up the money in both cases was described to police as:
Male, Asian
Approximately 5’6 -5’7
Between 20 and 30 years old
Dark Hair
Clean cut
Well dressed
