Kamloops woman scammed out of $12,000 in intricate phone fraud

Dec 15, 2020 | 11:31 AM

KAMLOOPS — RCMP say a Kamloops woman has been bilked out of $12,000 in an elaborate phone scam.

According to a news release from Sgt. Darren Michels, the woman phoned the local detachment on Monday (Dec. 14), describing what had happened.

Series of events:

Victim receives phone call from “representative of major credit card company”
Caller requests victim’s help catching bank employees accused of giving out personal information
Caller tells victim she is also under investigation for fraud
Victim speaks to several different “representatives of credit card company”
Victim is advised not to call her bank — “They might be in on it.”
Caller gives victim verification code
Victim receives call from “manager of one of the big banks” and is asked to provide verification code
Caller provides victim details of recent credit card purchases and asks for personal banking security questions
Caller asks victim to purchase several gift cards on her credit card
Caller instructs victim to read him the gift card codes