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By Amy Dove
News staff
news@saanichnews.com
Mar 16 2007
Police urge caution of unsolicited mail, calls
Police advocate that residents be wary of unsolicited mail or phone calls offering too-good-to-be-true deals, but an incident this month proves even the wary can get bamboozled.
A Saanich resident reported being scammed March 13 after her credit card was debited $800. The woman received a call from a company claiming she had won a trip to Disney World. She queried the caller for 45 minutes before handing over her credit card information to secure the trip.
The scam was reported after she checked her account. It was debited within minutes of her hanging up the phone, said Saanich Sgt. John Price.
The woman thought she had asked all the right questions, but the best policy is still to hang up the phone or throw the mail away, Price said.
“These people who are calling are very skilled. They have the gift of the gab,” he said, noting once they get a person’s attention, they can be convincing.
Reputable companies will provide contact information that can be checked out. In this case the numbers provided were fake.
For more information on current scams, go to www.saanichpolice.ca. The Don’t Be Scammed page contains links to worldwide scam alerts.
By Amy Dove
News staff
news@saanichnews.com
Mar 16 2007
Police urge caution of unsolicited mail, calls
Police advocate that residents be wary of unsolicited mail or phone calls offering too-good-to-be-true deals, but an incident this month proves even the wary can get bamboozled.
A Saanich resident reported being scammed March 13 after her credit card was debited $800. The woman received a call from a company claiming she had won a trip to Disney World. She queried the caller for 45 minutes before handing over her credit card information to secure the trip.
The scam was reported after she checked her account. It was debited within minutes of her hanging up the phone, said Saanich Sgt. John Price.
The woman thought she had asked all the right questions, but the best policy is still to hang up the phone or throw the mail away, Price said.
“These people who are calling are very skilled. They have the gift of the gab,” he said, noting once they get a person’s attention, they can be convincing.
Reputable companies will provide contact information that can be checked out. In this case the numbers provided were fake.
For more information on current scams, go to www.saanichpolice.ca. The Don’t Be Scammed page contains links to worldwide scam alerts.
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