Police have issued a fresh Virgin Media scam warning after a second pensioner was duped.
A 63-year-old Paisley woman lost hundreds of pounds to crooks posing as Virgin internet workers who took over her laptop and raided her bank account.
The incident comes days after the a distraught Linwood OAP told the Paisley Daily Express how she lost almost £2,000 in a near identical fraud.
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Police have warned anyone receiving cold calls from Virgin Media to hang up immediately.
The latest victim, who lives in the Glenburn area of the town, was contacted by phone on Thursday, August 12.
It’s understood the trusting victim gave the caller remote access to her computer, meaning they could control it from afar.
They then accessed her bank account and stole a three figure sum of cash.
Inspector Tracy Harkins, deputy area commander for Renfrewshire said: “Unfortunately there have been a number of very similar cyber frauds of this kind reported in Renfrewshire recently.
“We want to again warn people to be extra vigilant and take extra precautions when receiving cold calls.
“If you are at all unsure about a cold call, hang up immediately and call the company or organisation back on a number from previous correspondence or listed on their website.
“Do not, under any circumstances, provide passwords to online bank accounts. Your bank does not need it, and other companies will never ask for it.
She added: “Criminals can sound very plausible, but even if you believe a caller to be legitimate there is no harm in hanging up and calling the company back.”
Earlier this week we told how a retired Linwood bookkeeper was conned into telling criminals her bank account details.
They had called claiming to work for Virgin Media saying they were going to fix her slow internet connection - instead they stole thousands of pounds.
The 74-year-old told the Express: “I have never felt so low in all my life. I felt horrible. I’m not a cry baby, but on the Friday morning I sobbed and sobbed.
“I want to tell my story in the hope that it will prevent others from falling for the same thing as me.
“My main advice is ‘trust no one’.”
If you have been a victim of online fraud, call Police Scotland on 101.
