SALINA- Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating a reported computer scam.
Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney said a woman in her 60s told police she received a call on September 30th from someone claiming to be with Delota Technology, and they discovered her computer was attacked by malware.
The woman approved the repairs for her computer in the amount of $310 that came from her checking account.
She received another call requesting she wire by Western Union another $1950 to cover repair cost. She did so at a Dillon’s store.
When they called again saying there had been a problem with the Western Union money wire, she checked and found there was not a problem, and contacted police.
The scammers were also some how able to move $3,000 from the woman’s savings account to her checking account. She did not lose that money. But she was scammed out of $2,260, according to police.