Quebec men cost Saskatchewan residents over $100K in scam, face charges of organized crime
“These crimes, they involve the leverage and urgency, a sense of panic, and they prey on the emotions of people that are vulnerable in our community,” said Supt. Patrick Nogier.
Officers said they had received reports where an elderly person gets a call or knock on their door from someone claiming they knew of one of their family members in an emergency situation and needing money for bail or hospital bills.“When they’re approaching elderly individuals and they’re preying on emotion, emotion of family members, maybe between some people not having a really good connection with their grandchildren,” Nogier said.
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