Mission police report $36,000 loss in gift-card impersonation case

A 71-year-old reported losing $36,000 after calls and emails claiming to be from the FBI sought gift cards in exchange for promised gifts.

Reported total loss in the October 9 police account; card transactions were not itemized. Photo: Gift Card News; source: Mission RCMP

Police said the man received telephone calls and emails from someone claiming to represent the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was told to send gift cards to a supposed agent before he could receive promised gifts. [S01]

The release does

A 71-year-old in Mission, British Columbia, reported losing $36,000 in a scam involving gift-card demands, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in an October 9 release. The account appeared in the local detachment's weekly report. [S01] Police said the man received telephone calls and emails from someone claiming to represent the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was told to send gift cards to a supposed agent before he could receive promised gifts. [S01] The release does

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