Financial fraud has been on the rise for weeks in Lévis, police lament, warning seniors in particular against a fraudulent scheme in which they are the primary victim.
Here is the modus operandi. A fraudster first contacted the victims by phone, pretending to be an employee of a bank or a credit union.
He uses an application to spoof the phone number displayed on the screen while making a call.
Get someone’s trust
The scammer explained to his interlocutor that he would have been a victim of fraud. He tries to gain its trust by mentioning some specific transaction from the past and even offers to call the number on the back of the bank card.
Once the trust is gained, the fake bank clerk wants to know the victim’s credit or debit card number.
” The person will then be asked to enter their bank card and personal identification number (PIN) in an envelope for a colleague to retrieve. Everything is done under pressure, the victim has little time to think about it. “
The second swindler appeared shortly after the house to retrieve the envelope. In the following minutes, various transactions were conducted with businesses near the victim’s residence.
Remember that if such a situation happens to you, you should not be ashamed. Fraudsters are great manipulators, they should be denouncedunderline the SPVL inviting, if necessary, people to dial 911 or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center at 1-888-495-8501.
Source: Radio-Canada