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On 31/05/2011 a local female resident received a call from a foreign male purporting to represent “Microsoft Windows”. He used the name A.J or Ajay Shaw. He stated 'Would you please put your laptop on, we have knowledge that there is a hacker in your machine'. He asked the female to go into Windows and then a pop-up came up on her screen with times and dates when a hacker was allegedly trying to get into the machine. He proceeded to say he would put a temporary block on the hacker and that he would report it.

The male then said that the warranty on her machine was up and that if the female paid an amount they would secure the system. A pop-up window appeared asking for her details including credit card details, which she entered.

The phone call lasted 55mins in total. The victim later phoned BT and they stated that the telephone number that the call had been made from was 'Unavailable'. BT believe that this was a foreign call.

The victim is ex-directory and the caller appeared to know the victims full name.

There have been a number of similar reports over recent weeks, and criminals are constantly identifying and developing new methods to defraud innocent members of the public.

WARNING! If you receive any unsolicited calls where you are asked to provide your name, date of birth and any bank / credit card details – DO NOT provide these details over the phone. If the caller represents a legitimate company, advise them to send their request in writing.

If you are shopping on the internet, make sure that before you provide any details of Debit or Credit cards that you are actually on a secure site. If you regularly shop “on-line”, you should consider setting up a PAYPAL account.