The Regina Police Service is warning the public of a new incident of a fraud known as the “Phony Bank Inspector Scam”. Police are concerned that there may be more attempts or victims of this type of fraud and are asking people to be aware that this scam is active again in Regina. On June…
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The Regina Police Service is advising members of the public, especially seniors, to be aware of a scam that has been reported other jurisdictions and has likely made its way to Regina. Police refer to it as the “Grandparent/Emergency Scam” and it involves a phone call from a person claiming to be a relative who…
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On September 26, 2010, the Regina Police Service received a complaint, from a business in the 2200 block of Victoria Ave East, of suspicious usage of debit cards. The suspects, 4 males, were attempting to purchase large sums of gift cards with multiple debit cards. Through investigation, police located the suspects and executed a search…
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The Regina Police Service is advising members of the public, especially seniors, to be aware of the “Grandparent/Emergency Scam”. It involves a phone call from a person claiming to be a relative who is experiencing some type of emergency and needs money. Typically, the caller will phone the intended victim, usually a senior citizen, and…
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The Regina Police Service is advising business owners and members of the public to be aware that there are counterfeit Canadian bills in circulation in Regina. The Regina Police Service has received over 30 counterfeit bills since October 18, 2010. Most of the counterfeit bills were detected once they had reached banks in Regina and…
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