A Fake Police Call Said Gift Cards Would Help Catch a Fraudster. A B.C. Resident Lost $5,000

A Parksville Qualicum Beach resident lost $5,000 after a caller claimed to be from police and said gift cards were needed to ...

A Fake FTC Caller Promised Police Would Return The Money. Three Wires Later, $150K Was Gone

A Cape Girardeau victim lost more than $150,000 after a caller pretending to represent the Federal Trade Commission convinced ...
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Fake cops, fake judges: The Hollywood-style scam poised to go global

Last Christmas Eve, a 77-year-old woman in New Delhi got an unexpected call from what she thought was the police. Contacting her by WhatsApp video, the team of uniformed cops inside a police station ...
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Fake Bern police call with official number

On Wednesday morning, the Bern cantonal police received a report of an attempted fraudulent telephone call by fake police officers. The official telephone number of the Bern Cantonal Police was used.