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A Huron County couple lost 33 thousand dollars in a recent elaborate phone scam.
They received a phone call claiming it was from their bank, and the scammer convinced them to give him their bank cards.
The scammer then met the couple to retrieve their debit and credit cards, draining their accounts and leaving them with nearly nothing.
“No banking institution in North America would ever ask you to do something like that,” says Ed Sandchuck with the OPP, he also informed us of some other scams going around.
“Tons of different scams such as the romance fraud, …. the grandparents’ scam,”
“They’ll indicate that a grandchild or son or daughter…has been in a car crash and needs money for bail.” “No police officer is going to call you asking for bail money,”
If you fall victim to a scam contact OPP or your local police service.
#HuronOPP is advising of a phone scam that cost a #Goderich couple $33,000. Caller claimed to be from their bank and convinced victims that their accounts had been compromised. Fraudsters attended their home to retrieve their credit & debit cards. The victims provided their… pic.twitter.com/KoXAp9uk4b
— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) October 1, 2024
