The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public of a new scam. Last week a Cannon County resident called in the sheriff’s department to report she had received a phone call from a male with a strong Indian accent who said that he was with Windows and calling because a family member said they had a problem with their computer and he needed her to go to www.mypc.help.us.com and enter a code. At that point the man was able to control the computer from his location and was pulling up a picture of the caller and her boyfriend. At this time the caller said she was uncomfortable with the situation and the male became mad and started shutting down the windows that had pictures in them. After the caller shut down her computer and hung up she began receiving multiple calls back from unknown numbers. Consumers should remember that no computer repair business will initiate the call to fix any computer problems. Consumers have to call the computer repair of their choice. Most over the phone computer repair services have these type of remote computer access software located on their websites and will never ask you to randomly go to a website and download this type software.
