The RCMP in Richmond, B.C., are reporting that a teller at a local bank contacted police during a fraud, giving them enough time to stop the crime in its tracks. Article content

On Sept. 11, the police were alerted by a teller, who told them that an elderly man has just withdrawn a large amount of cash and was headed to a local mall to meet with someone. Article content

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“Richmond RCMP located the victim and stopped him from purchasing gift cards,” the police said in a statement. “The victim was still on the phone with the scammers who insisted the victim to complete the purchase.”

The scammers then told the victim they had just transferred $26,000 from his account. The police brought the man back to his bank and confirmed that the transaction had

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