The Sweetwater County Sheriff's office has issued a renewed warning to the community concerning a telephone computer scam making the rounds. Detective Dick Blust, Jr. says there was a wave of such calls in Sweetwater County last month and they now appear to be starting up again.
In addition to providing sensitive identification and financial information to scammers, victims are also charged anywhere from 50 dollars to 500 dollars in bogus repair fees.
Blust says to never follow any instructions received during an unsolicited call such as to click on links, download attachments, provide user names and passwords or agree to subscribe to any security systems stemming from the unsolicited calls. If you get a non-solicited call like this, hang up... even if the caller knows your name and address.
In addition to providing sensitive identification and financial information to scammers, victims are also charged anywhere from 50 dollars to 500 dollars in bogus repair fees.
Blust says to never follow any instructions received during an unsolicited call such as to click on links, download attachments, provide user names and passwords or agree to subscribe to any security systems stemming from the unsolicited calls. If you get a non-solicited call like this, hang up... even if the caller knows your name and address.
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