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By James Peters

Phone Scam

Chase couple defrauded out of $3,000 over the phone

Nov 25, 2020 | 4:14 PM

CHASE, B.C. — A Chase couple has been duped out of thousands of dollars after falling victim to the so-called ‘Emergency Scam’.

Chase RCMP say officers were called by a local woman Tuesday (Nov. 24). She reported her husband had taken a phone call earlier in the day from a man who was crying.

The caller convinced her husband that he was the man’s son, was in Mexico and was hurt and in jail. The man said it didn’t sound like his son, but he assumed it was because the caller was crying and claimed to be injured.

The man then received a call from someone purporting to be the son’s lawyer, who talked him through the process of sending $3,000 by MoneyGram at the post office.

“Sadly, the complainant realized too late that they were victims of a scam,” said Sgt. Barry Kennedy.

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The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says 19,641 Canadian victims have been tricked out of $79.5 million so far this year.