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| The latest twist in
cheque scams |
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Police are again urging
people to be very cautious concerning whom they establish e-mail
contact with. Criminals are constantly on the lookout for
partners who unknowingly assist in criminal schemes.
Rather than directly solicit personal (and banking) information
from individuals in order to tap into bank accounts, criminals
have come up with a different scheme.
They (almost always overseas operatives) establish a business
rapport with randomly selected individuals and eventually
request their assistance in freeing up large sums of cash,
allegedly held in long dormant overseas accounts. They then
begin to mail forged cheques to the individual requesting the
cheques be cashed and the funds wired to an offshore account.
Police in BC have several such investigations underway at this
time. In one case, an individual was mailed three bogus cheques
valuing $127,000.00. The individual deposited the cheques into
her account following instructions to the letter. The local bank
actually cleared one of the cheques and, again following her
instructions, the full amount ($37,000.00) was wired to Japan.
It was only when the cheque arrived in head office in Toronto
that the scam was detected. The victim in this case also wired
$2000.00 of her own funds believing she was acting properly and
honestly.
Police are investigating similar frauds and forgeries where
people are unknowingly assisting in elaborate and highly
organized fraudulent activity. If you are contacted on the
internet to participate in any sort of cheque cashing scheme, do
not reply and notify police with all the details. |
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| Source: RCMP "E" Division |
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