West Vancouver police are warning the public to hold onto their money after an elderly resident lost his life savings to fraud artists posing as bank inspectors and police.
The scam began earlier this year when the elderly man, whose identity was not released by West Vancouver police, began receiving calls from individuals claiming to be investigating fraudulent activity on his credit card.
“After a series of calls, the victim was then urged to call a second person identified as a bank fraud investigator, who then placed the victim into contact with a third person claiming to be a deputy
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