Cayuga resident loses $1,000 to scam

CAYUGA—Haldimand OPP is reminding the public to be vigilant after a resident was scammed and lost $1,000 in Cayuga.

OPP learned the resident received a message on their computer claiming to be from Microsoft, saying there had been a security breach and they needed to call a number provided to correct the problem. The resident called and was directed by an unknown person to purchase $1,000 in Google Play cards and provide them with the activation codes. The resident did so and was then directed to purchase an additional $1,500 in gift cards.