THE CANADIAN PRESS_Darryl Dyck CANADAHALIFAX news Mounties warn of phone scam involving Amazon, impersonating an officer by admin 16 سبتمبر، 2024 written by admin 16 سبتمبر، 2024 31 CITYnews halifax / By Blake Priddle Halifax RCMP are investigating a new phone scam involving a popular e-commerce website and someone impersonating a police officer. On Sept. 12 a resident of Lawrencetown received a phone call from someone claiming to be a security representative from Amazon. The victim was informed that there was suspicious activity on their Amazon account and was then transferred to another person claiming to be from a law enforcement agency who said the RCMP was investigating unusual Amazon transactions. Related: Halifax police looking at new suspect in scam involving bail money Man wanted for fraud offences in Nova Scotia arrested in Saskatchewan The rise and fall of Canada’s Crypto King The victim was ordered to withdraw some money and give it to an undercover RCMP officer. The scammers also reportedly provided the victim with a phone number of the Nova Scotia RCMP headquarters and a fake name for an officer that was supposedly working on the case. According to an RCMP release, a man did arrive at the victim’s home to collect the payment. The suspect is said to be a man in his mid 30s with light curly hair driving a black Ford Fusion with a New Brunswick licence plate. Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check next post Pallet shelter village to be installed near Canada Games Centre in Halifax You may also like Canadian Coast Guard crew member lost at sea... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 First American-born player unveiled as 36th captain of... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 Nova Scotia NDP accuse government of prioritizing landlord... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 Transport Canada orders plan to remove huge tidal... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 منعُ مدرّس في مونتريال من مواصلة التعليم لازدرائه... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 عمليات البدء في بناء منازل جديدة تراجعت 22,3%... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 تراجُع التضخم السنوي إلى 2,0%، هدفِ بنك كندا... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 Rogers acquires majority MLSE stake from Bell in... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 With strike over, Halifax Public Library staff return... 18 سبتمبر، 2024 Police charge relative with second-degree murder in Devon... 17 سبتمبر، 2024