Kamloops resident scammed out of $4,000

KAMLOOPS — Police are advising the public about a scam that recently took a Kamloops resident for thousands of dollars.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the public should be wary of any phone calls, texts or emails from people claiming to be from a financial institute.

Police were recently notified of a scam where a victim lost $4,000. 

“The victim was contacted on the phone by a male claiming to be employed in the security department of a major Canadian bank,” Shelkie says. “The male instructed the victim to use their credit card to purchase Apple gifts cards and, utilizing a down-loaded computer program, scan and upload the card’s information into the program. The victim was assured that they would be reimbursed for the expenditure by the bank.”