Valley City  (CSi)  A number of Valley City, New Rockford, and Bismarck residents, have received what are scam phone calls, claiming to be representatives from Microsoft or Windows.
The caller claims to be  a computer tech  and then with your permission remotely accesses your computer and then proceeds to lock it up. That’s followed by asking for a payment to unlock the computer.

If your phone’s caller ID shows the number 171-988-7255 hang up and report it to law enforcement.