Police warn against phone scam defrauding Vancouver seniors out of millions
Vancouver police are warning seniors of a phone scam that has defrauded residents out of millions of dollars.
Vancouver police are warning of a new scam that has defrauded at least five seniors out of millions of dollars. Police say fraudsters using a landline to call the victim, pretend to be either an employee of a jewelry store or a police officer and, in a complex scam, have defrauded their victims out of $3.1 million.
Vancouver police Sgt. Jason Robillard says the victim is advised their credit card has been used for a large purchase or that police need their help with a fraud investigation, and is told to hang up and call 911. But while the victim follows that advice, the scammer stays on the line playing a recorded dial tone so the senior thinks the first call has been disconnected and the second call is linking them with authorities.
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