The Regina Police Service would like to make the public aware of a scam that has resurfaced again in Regina. Two cases of the “Grandparent” scam were recently reported to the Regina Police Service in the past week; only one of these cases was completed successfully by the fraud artist. The “Grandparent” scam typically involves…
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On the early morning of December 31, 2023, at approximately 3:25 a.m., police were dispatched to the 2300 block of Dewdney Avenue for the report of a weapons offence. Information provided was that a male had deployed bear spray on multiple people. Police arrived and found two people under the effects of contact with bear…
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The Regina Police Service would like to remind residents about so-called Secret Shopper scams and any other form of overpayment scam. Secret Shopper scams usually begin when a victim responds to an ad on a job search website or a site such as kijiji or usedregina. After accepting the job, the victim is then sent…
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Victims from around the world are being scammed every day by suspects claiming to be from Lottery Corporations. Over the years a number of victims from Regina have come forward reporting that they were victims of this scam. One case of note began two years ago when a Regina resident was contacted, by phone, by…
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Remember being told it’s not nice to hang up the phone on somebody else? It’s time to reconsider the value of that etiquette, especially now in world of telephone and online scams. Hanging up is your very best defence when a scammer calls. Phone scams and frauds have been a problem for a long time,…
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