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By Elora McCormack

Salmon Arm Fraud

Salmon Arm business loses almost $200,000 to fraud

Mar 21, 2026 | 9:30 AM

SALMON ARM, B.C. — Salmon Arm RCMP officials said a scammer drained a local business of $195,000 by claiming to be working for a bank’s fraud department.

Police said the fraud was reported by a woman on behalf of the business on Feb. 9, 2026, after the money was lost.

The scammer called, claiming to be with the TD Bank Fraud Department, and said there was an attempt to sign into the victim’s bank account.

They provided a link to the victim and instructed the employee to log in using their credentials.

Police said the fraudster told the employee the business account was frozen and they would contact the business in a few days and asked to speak to the owners.

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The owner later spoke with the scammer, confirming the caller ID showed “TD” and the website looked identical to the bank’s legitimate site.

“The business owner was advised to enter his ‘token’ or one-time password into the website, and that the ‘TD fraud department’ would monitor the business account over the weekend,” said Salmon Arm RCMP.

On Monday morning, the actual bank contacted the business and informed them of the $195,000 transfer out of their account.

“This report is a reminder of how intricate and trusting some of these scams can appear to be. If you receive unsolicited phone calls, text messages, or emails from anyone requesting money, personal information, or asking you to sign into any sort of account, it should be treated as extremely suspicious,” Cst. Andrew Hodges, Salmon Arm RCMP media relations officer.

“These scams often play on your emotions by appearing time sensitive and push you to make quick decisions. Your best path forward is to slow down, cease contact (hang up the phone) and contact the actual business using the phone number off the back of a card you possess (such as a bank or credit card) to ask for more information.”

The fraid is sill under police investigation.