Police warning over phone 'computer fault' scam
Computer users are being warned of fraudsters calling and telling them there is a fault with their machines.
Darlington trading standards officers said they had received a number of reports of callers claiming to be from a computer software company.
The callers offer to fix faults and direct their victims to a website that allows remote access to their computers and access to files.
Darlington Council urged computer users not to give out personal information.