Salmon Arm RCMP are urging people to be vigilant following two incidents involving fraudsters claiming to be with telecommunications companies.
On Jan. 12, a woman told police she91裸聊视频檇 been scammed by a caller claiming to be with Shaw Communications.
91裸聊视频淭hey told the woman because she was a long-standing customer she qualified for a discount on her Internet if she paid for a full year upfront,91裸聊视频� explained Const. Andrew Hodges in a Jan. 25 media release. Hodges said the woman provided her credit card information, including the CVV code.
91裸聊视频淪he realized she had been scammed when her Internet no longer worked,91裸聊视频� said Hodges, adding the woman contacted Shaw and was informed they had not called her.
91裸聊视频淔urther investigation showed the $995.90 payment was made to Shawca, not Shaw.ca, and that the money was processed through PayPal to AirBnB,91裸聊视频� said Hodges. 91裸聊视频淭he woman had opened a complaint to her credit card company to hopefully get a refund.91裸聊视频�
The second incident was reported to police on Jan. 23. A man said he91裸聊视频檇 received a text message from what he believed was his cellular service provider, Rogers Wireless, with a 647 area code.
91裸聊视频淭he text message was offering a promotion that required the complainant to prepay for a full year in the amount of $1,497,91裸聊视频� said Hodges. 91裸聊视频淭he man paid the fee with his credit card, and later learned his Rogers account had been changed but it was unclear how.91裸聊视频�
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Hodges said the man showed police a PayPal invoice he91裸聊视频檇 received. He was advised to contact his credit card company to try to recoup the payment.
91裸聊视频淲hile police recognize it is normal for Internet service providers to offer discounts to customers, police encourage extra vigilance when receiving unrequested phone calls from persons with sales pitches,91裸聊视频� said Hodges. 91裸聊视频淧olice highly discourage providing personal information, or payment information over the phone to unknown callers.
91裸聊视频淎dditionally, it is not normal to pay upfront for Internet or phone services.91裸聊视频�
Another incident of fraud was reported to police on Jan. 15, though this one did not involve individuals claiming to be with a telecommunications company. In this instance, the caller said he91裸聊视频檇 sent $50,000 over the past year to someone posing as his girlfriend, who he believed to be living in Baltimore, Maryland.
91裸聊视频淭he man was wishing to pursue charges after the person stopped communication,91裸聊视频� said Hodges. 91裸聊视频淭he complainant explained he had actually never seen this person, didn91裸聊视频檛 know what they looked like, and their only form of communication was over Skype.91裸聊视频�
Hodges said police had no way to identify a suspect, and the complainant had willingly sent money making charges unlikely.
