Lacombe Police warning of increase in telephone and internet fraud
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Lacombe Police are reporting an increase in telephone and internet fraud complaints over the past year and want to warn residents to be aware of such scams and how to handle them.
Despite most people being aware of the common types of scams and frauds, Police say people of all ages are falling victim to these crimes.
Most of the common types of frauds include a phone call from what would appear to be your relative, your bank or credit card company, government agencies or political organizations.
Examples include your Grandson is in jail and needs bail money, a bank calls to advise that you have a problem with your credit, they want access to your account online. Others are from internet dating sites or you owe money to Canada Revenue Agency, send money or you will go to jail, a relative was in a collision and needs money sent, your computer may be infected with illegal pornography and the RCMP are aware. Internet buy and sell pages where the seller is asking for money in advance to hold an item or a caller pretending to be from Microsoft, claiming that you have a problem with your computer.
