Norfolk resident loses $20K to computer scam

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.

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.