Police are again reminding the public not to be taken in by unexpected telephone calls from people saying they are from BT or Microsoft after a woman from the Seil area had thousands of pounds taken from her bank account.
These types of scams continue to be carried out. Callers often say they have identified a fault with the person’s computer or broadband.
The caller then persuades the person to give bank details for payment to rectify the fault or to download an application to their computer to rectify the fault. But this actually allows remote access to the computer, including access to PayPal or internet banking, meaning money can be taken from accounts.