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Police Advise Of Phone Scam Involving Mention Of Grandchildren
The Fredericton Police Force is cautioning the public to be aware of on- going FRAUD SCAMS. Recently reported on two occasions, a caller telephones a Fredericton resident and identifies themselves as being a Toronto Police Officer or a friend of their grandson. In either case, the caller informs the person that their grandson has been caught for impaired driving and $5000.00 will be required before he can be released from custody. In the case where someone impersonated a Police Officer on the telephone, the victim was even permitted to speak to a male who was thought to be the grandson. Unfortunately, in one of these cases, $5000.00 was forwarded as per instruction given to the victim. The victim later learned that the grandson was not in Ontario and had been in Fredericton the entire time.
If residents are receiving telephone calls remotely close to this type of scenario, Police advise they should not forward money as requested by the caller and make further inquiries on their own with reference to the whereabouts of the named ‘grand-child’.
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