A new kind of telephone scam is taking advantage of people's awareness of credit card fraud, police warn. Ottawa police Sgt. Mike McCormick said fraudsters are now calling customers claiming to be from the fraud department of their credit card company.
"We know as a general public that there's a lot of fraudulent activity on credit cards and debit cards, so when we start hearing … your financial institution calling you ask you for specific information and providing information that nobody else should know, it brings down our wariness," said McCormick, who is with the organized fraud section. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Country Inns & Suites
"We know as a general public that there's a lot of fraudulent activity on credit cards and debit cards, so when we start hearing … your financial institution calling you ask you for specific information and providing information that nobody else should know, it brings down our wariness," said McCormick, who is with the organized fraud section. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Country Inns & Suites
