OPP Outlines Red Flags After Fraudster Posed as Safety and Fire Inspector

OPP outlines red flags after fraudster posed as safety and fire inspector

Police investigation has prompted a regional alert after a spear phishing scheme targeted an Ingersoll business on Feb. 20

Warning: Fraudsters now posing as safety and fire inspectors

The Ontario Provincial Police have issued another warning about fraud, but what makes this one different is that the fraudsters impersonated a safety and fire inspector.The OPP's West Region Headquarters said a spear phishing fraud was reported to police last Friday after a business in Ingersoll lost $2,000.Police said the fraudster, who said he was a safety and fire inspector, demanded advanced payment for supposed inspection-related supplies. …