An awareness campaign in partnership with Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre runs Feb. 6-10
In partnership with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, police are launching an awareness campaign to prevent “emergency scams” targeting seniors.
In 2022, the CAFC received fraud reports totalling $530 million in victim losses. This was nearly a 40-per-cent increase from 2021, where reports totaled an unprecedented $380 million in losses. According to a release from the OPP, these emergency scams involve fraudsters cold-calling seniors on landline phones, claiming to be a grandchild, family member, law enforcement officer or lawyer calling on behalf of their loved one.
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