Scammers Constructed Elaborate ‘Foreign Police Station’ to Scam B.C. Woman Out of $1 Million: RCMP

RCMP warns of elaborate scam that cost a Metro Vancouver victim $1M

Burnaby RCMP are warning the public as an "ever-evolving phone scam" has led to one victim being defrauded of a million dollars.

Scammers constructed elaborate ‘foreign police station’ to scam B.C. woman out of $1 million: RCMP

Police in Burnaby, B.C., say scammers posing as foreign law enforcement went to great lengths to convince a resident of the city she was under investigation and needed to pay them $1 million in “bail.”

Burnaby woman lost $1 million in 'elaborate' foreign police scam

Victim was convinced by the amount of personal info they had, and what her eyes were telling her, and wired the fraudsters a million dollars

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Burnaby victim ripped-off of $1M in elaborate foreign police phone scam

BURNABY RCMP are warning the public of an ever-evolving phone scam that has resulted in the loss of a million dollars for one Burnaby victim. Consistent with other reports across the Lower Mainland, the victim was contacted by scammers posing as employees of a telephone company in June. The victim was told she was linked

Burnaby woman loses $1M in 'elaborate foreign police scam'

A video conference with the fraudsters appeared to show a foreign police station in the background, according to police