Police issue warning to elderly people after scammers pretend to be officers

Police issue warning to elderly people after scammers pretend to be officers

THE police have urged 'vulnerable' members of the community to be vigilant against fraud.

Grey Bruce OPP warn of gold scam

Grey Bruce OPP urges the public to exercise extreme caution regarding online pop-up scams, following an incident in which a community member was defrauded of a significant amount of gold.

Police warn of gold scam targeting the elderly

Ottawa police are warning the public about a new scam targeting the elderly by encouraging them to buy gold to avoid financial losses in a turbulent stock market.

Elderly woman loses MOP3m in suspected gold investment scam

An elderly woman has reportedly fallen victim to a suspected gold investment scam, losing a total of MOP3.05 million. According to the Judiciary Police, the victim met a man online late last year, who convinced her to invest in international gold trading. She followed his instructions to download a trading app and transferred RMB850,000 and […] The post Elderly woman loses MOP3m in suspected gold investment scam appeared first on MACAU DAILY TIM…

Cobourg police issue warning after senior loses $5K in grandparent scam

socastcmsRssStartOldies 100.9 News staffsocastcmsRssEnd The Cobourg Police Service is warning residents about the dangers of grandparent scams after an 80-year-old man lost about $5,000 in a recent fraud case. According to police, the victim received a phone call from someone pretending to be his son. The caller claimed to have been arrested and said he needed money to pay for a lawyer. A man then arrived at the senior’s home and collected the …

Police warn of gold scam targeting the elderly #News #Canadian #CDN

Police say it’s a new version of the “grandparent scam,” targeting the elderly by encouraging them to buy gold to avoid financial losses in a turbulent stock market. Ottawa police are warning the public about a new scam targeting the elderly by encouraging them to buy gold to avoid financial losses in a turbulent stock market. Two victims in Ottawa and one in Norfolk County have lost around $1.5 million combined in gold to scammers, police said…