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Scammer posing as RCMP officer steals $19K from Island resident
Mounties say officers will never request cryptocurrency credentials by phone after a local man lost nearly $19,000.
- A Sidney resident lost nearly $19,000 after falling victim to a phone scammer posing as an RCMP officer; the local man reported the fraud to North Saanich RCMP on Sept 2.
- The caller claimed the victim's personal information had been leaked, using this pretext to convince the resident to hand over sensitive cryptocurrency account credentials.
- Checking his account, the victim discovered nearly $19,000 had been withdrawn and realized he had been defrauded when attempts to contact the caller failed.
- Mounties are reminding residents that officers will never request banking passwords, cryptocurrency credentials, or sensitive financial information over the phone.
- Should you receive such a call, hang up and call your local police, noted the press release, as the RCMP issued this warning following the incident.
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Scammer posing as RCMP officer steals $19K from Island resident - Northern Sentinel
A Sidney resident is out nearly $19,000 after falling victim to a phone scammer posing as a police officer. Sidney/North Saanich RCMP say a local man reported the fraud on Sept. 2 after receiving a call from someone claiming to be an RCMP officer. The caller told the victim his personal information had been leaked. Using this story, the scammer convinced the man to hand over sensitive details related to his cryptocurrency account. The victim lat…
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