Ontario woman scammed out of nearly $2,000 after clicking on a pop-up ad

As many people try to finish their online shopping in time for the holidays, experts and consumers are warning that scammers are looking for new ways to steal their money.

“I’m embarrassed, because I fell for it,” said Cindy Fetterly of Huntsville, Ont. who clicked on a pop-up ad while surfing the internet.

Fetterly said when the pop-up appeared on her screen it said “look inside this giant alligator, look what it ate and I clicked on that."

As soon as Fetterly clicked on the pop-up her computer froze and appeared to be taken over by scammers.

“Four windows came up saying you've been hacked, you've been hacked and it said to call this number," said Fetterly.