Peterborough Police Issue Warnings After Receiving Multiple Grandparent Scam Reports
/A warning from the Peterborough Police Service after several Grandparent Scams were reported.
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Officers received two calls for service from seniors reporting they had just received an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be a family member who was in trouble with the law and required money to be released. No money was lost and in both cases, it was recognized as a scam.
Peterborough Police remind residents to be hyper-vigilant about unsolicited phone calls, texts or communications.
If you receive such a call, remember:
Law enforcement agencies will never ask you for money or cryptocurrency
Resist the urgency
Talk to a trusted person about what is going on
Do not respond to requests for personal information such as banking info, passwords or your SIN number
