Seniors in B.C. have reported a surge in cold calls warning them that their computers have been infected with a virus—and if they give the caller remote access to their machine, it can be fixed.

The problem is, there's no way for anyone to know if you are having computer problems, until they access your machine and, in this particular scenario, that access comes with a fee.

One 79-year-old Vancouver man was convinced by a cold caller to provide remote access to his machine—along with his credit card details—and then watched in horror as the charges began to appear on his statement.

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