B.C. wildfire evacuee says scammers used his address to claim relief funds
KAMLOOPS — A Williams Lake man is warning about a wildfire evacuee scam.
Nick Sardy says he received a call from the Red Cross to confirm whether anyone who lost their home in the fire was now living at his house and accessing benefits through the charity.
Sardy, who was forced to flee his home in July due to wildfires, hadn’t taken anyone in.
He says someone at the Red Cross then told him that 20 people had used his home address to claim benefits like food vouchers and e-transfers meant for evacuees like him.