Ottawa police are seeking assistance to identify a person “involved in a fraud investigation.”
On Aug. 21, between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., a scammer phoned the victim claiming to be a financial institution that caught suspicious activities in the victim’s bank accounts.
The scammer instructed the victim to cut up his debit and credit cards and provide them in an envelope to a courier who would pick up the cut-up cards at the victim’s residence.
The victim stayed on the phone with the suspect until the “courier” picked up the cut-up cards around 7 p.m. The call ended around 8 p.m.
The victim later noticed unfamiliar charges in their accounts.
Police ask that anyone who recognizes the person to please contact the west criminal investigation unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 2666.
