Trail man defrauded online of banking information
By Lone Sheep Publishing
On Friday, Feb. 14, a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer received a report of a fraud after a local man provided bank information to a person on social media while in the Trail and Greater District.
The man listed an item for sale on a social media website. A potential buyer offered to buy the item. The buyer sent an email that appeared to be from a bank to pay
for the item. The email was a ruse that tricked the man into entering his banking information after clicking a link in the email. The man later discovered that $2,798 had been withdrawn from his bank account.
This money is not recoverable nor is the man covered by his financial institution after he disclosed personal banking information to the scammer.
Scammers will create emails that look like they come from a legitimate business. Never click on the links and enter any personal banking information to receive payment. This is almost always a scam. Electronic money transfers from sales on social media market places do not require you to give the buyer any personal banking information. If you prefer to deal in person and in cash to help avoid online scams, you can use the Trail and Greater District Detachment front parking lot to meet prospective buyers,
says Sgt. Wicentowich.
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