Talk:Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

Phone scams, specifically calls regarding acquaintances needing bail money

yesterday I received a call from an acquaintance in British Columbia who claimed to be in jail because she had been taking a friend home from a party. Her friend was too drunk to drive, and my acquaintance didn't know her exact address. When my acquaintance tried to find the address on GPS she said she ran into another car! She ended up in jail and needed bail so she wouldn't have to stay in jail until her court case. Would I send her the bail money? I live in Alberta. Then a "lawyer" came on the line with instructions. I was to get cash from the bank. Meanwhile the "lawyer" would find a bail bond company where I could take the money which would be transferred from Calgary to Vancouver. This lawyer said I was to call him when I had the money. He gave me a phone number. I didn't get the money but tried to call the number the supposed lawyer had given me. (I was suspicious because the supposed lawyer was in Vancouver but the number was a Calgary number). Then I phoned my acquaintance on her cell phone and she answered from home. Of course, she had never been in jail. The next day I decided to contact Calgary police with the story and they asked me to contact this Anti-Fraud Centre. I am well aware of these frauds but still wasn't shure at at first. My dilemma was that the caller sounded like my friend. Then she said she could only make one phone call so I couldn't call her back. The original call had come from "private number." Agsemp (talk) 18:59, 1 August 2023 (UTC)