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CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE **************************** Notice to the public about a fake bank inspector fraud scam It has come to the attention of the Sault Ste.

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

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Notice to the public about a fake bank inspector fraud scam

It has come to the attention of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Fraud Unit that another phony bank inspector/ investigator scam is making its rounds in northern Ontario.

The bank inspector scam works when a victim (usually elderly) is contacted by someone claiming to be a bank inspector or investigator.

This inspector is investigating a teller at the bank that may be stealing money from the victim’s bank.

The victim is reassured, by the inspector, because the inspector knows much of their banking information and often has the victim’s bank account numbers.

The victim is asked to help with the investigation by withdrawing a large amount of cash, from their account, and turning it over to the bank inspector.

The bank inspector assures the victim that the money will be returned to their account as they are investigating the teller involved. As all scams go, the money is never returned.

Locally there have not been any complaints of this type of offence.

This is a notice being put out by the Sault Ste Marie Police Service to advise the public of the potential of this type incident taking place.

If you or anyone you know has been contacted by this fraudster or have any information regarding this scam please contact the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Fraud Unit at 705-949-6300 Ext 388.

Police would like to remind the public that financial institutions do not contact citizens to help conduct internal investigations.

If you know of a senior citizen or a vulnerable person that may be at risk of falling for this scam please remind them to contact police to verify any suspicious contact regarding their banking information.

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