The Sweepstakes or Lottery Scam is making its way through the surrounding Quinte area again.
On Friday, Central Hastings OPP received a complaint from a Marmora resident who had received a telephone call from a man alleging to be a representative of Publisher’s Clearing House and claiming that the resident had won a sum of money.
The caller requested the resident provide personal and financial information before the money could be deposited in a bank account.
Also on Friday, a Campbellford resident reported falling victim to a ‘Microsoft scam’.
He told Northumberland OPP he allowed remote access to his computer leaving himself vulnerable to all his personal information being taken. The fraudster requested that he attend his bank and withdraw $1,000 and send it to them via Western Union. The caller did not send the money and cancelled/changed all his banking information.
