Norwalk Senior Citizen Scammed Out Of Thousands Of Dollars: Police

NORWALK, CT — Police warn Norwalk residents to be on the lookout for software and computer scams after a local senior citizen was recently scammed out of more than $10,000.

In a news release, Police Sgt. Ryan Evarts said a senior citizen in the Norwalk area was recently contacted by someone posing as a Microsoft representative about an alleged software renewal issue.

The representative was able to convince the senior citizen to remove over $10,000 from their bank account and deliver the cash in a package to a party who would ultimately come to their house to pick up the package, according to Evarts.

Evarts said another victim in the Milford area was also scammed in a similar manner earlier last week.

"Residents should be hyper vigilant against software [and] computer scams," Evarts said in a news release, "especially any that encourage you to pay a fee, ask for cash payment and hide the information from others."

Anyone who has fallen victim to this type of scam or any type of fraud is asked to call 911 in an emergency and contact the Norwalk Police Department directly at (203) 854-3000 for non-emergencies.

The department's Detective Bureau can also be reached at (203) 854-3011.