The Home Repair Rip-Off
This is one of the most common schemes often perpetrated on elderly homeowners. It is a phoney door-to-door renovating company. The salesperson claims to “just happen” to be in your […]
This is one of the most common schemes often perpetrated on elderly homeowners. It is a phoney door-to-door renovating company. The salesperson claims to “just happen” to be in your […]
This specific scam no longer appears to be active but we are leaving it up for information purposes and because this method of misrepresentation will likley arise again in the
A con artist will pose as a bank inspector and request your help in exposing a dishonest bank teller. The con will ask you to withdraw money from your account
THE WINNING NUMBERS SERVICE SCAM Scammers send out a mailer which invites lottery players to subscribe to a service that has “an amazing record of picking winning numbers”.
The Saanich Police Financial Crimes Section would like citizens to be aware of scams involving the use of counterfeit cashier’s cheques. Initially these schemes targeted individuals that used Internet classified
This type of con game is probably more frequent than reports indicate due to the reluctance of many victims to admit their foolishness. Swindlers will approach the victim and claim
Nigerian Letters, also known as the 419 scam or West Africa/ Nigeria Business Letters, are another variation of this type of scam. In these cases you are advised that a
VISA AND MASTERCARD FRAUD AGENTS ARE ASKING FOR 3 DIGIT SECURITY #s VIA PHONE – visit the Better Business Bureau by following the link to learn more BBB Alerts Both
The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) was formed in 1977 to deal with the most dangerous and high-risk incidents that occur in the Capitol Regional District. The original team
The Saanich Police support a variety of Crime Prevention Programs. These programs are generally instituted at the national level. They are however implemented and facilitated by our own members. You