Phone scam targets Halifax immigrants
Posted Jul 3, 2013 06:10:13 PM.
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Someone’s trying to squeeze new Canadians for money through intimidation.
A man tells Halifax Regional Police he got a call late last month from a man identifying himself as a member of the Canadian Border Services Agency.
The caller, whose caller-ID showed a 1-800 number, told the victim that he and his family were about to be deported to their country of origin if he did not wire a bunch of money overseas.
The man went ahead and sent the money, then called police.
Police encourage any other scam victims to call the Integrated Financial Crime unit at 902-490-1985.
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