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Scam hits Gold Pan AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter The message on the machine directed him to check out a website and provided a number to call back: 1-844-258-4031. This was the beginning of one Quesnel residents dealings with a scam that has RCMP investigating fraudsters pretending to be Canada Revenue and attempting to rip residents off of their hard-earned dollars. “First there was the message,” one Gold Pan resident told the Observer. “Then I called back. They gave this speech about how I was delinquent on my taxes from 2008 to 2012.” The caller then went on to say they had investigated the claim and found it to be done “on purpose.” “They said they would freeze my bank accounts within 24 hours,” he said. “In hindsight had I not have been in shock, I would have realized right away it was bogus.” But with the caller rattling off numbers, accounts, criminal code facts and files, it was hard to initially brush it off. “They were really intimidating,” he said. “They sounded pretty official.” Thankfully, after hanging up, his next phone call was to his accountant, who assured his affairs were in order, but what’s more, noted it wasn’t the first concerned phone call she had received from a client. RCMP are in the process of investigating, as is the Canada Revenue Agency. “We’ve received several calls informing us of the scam,” Cpl. Chris Riddle said. “We are currently investigating one complaint of money loss to date in Quesnel.” Quesnel RCMP suggests no one provide any personal details over the phone to anyone. The CRA does not solicit people via telephone. Do not engage the caller, hang up immediately. If you are sent an email do not click on the link or respond. The CRA does not correspond via email. If anyone has been contacted by an organization stating they are from CRA and demanding payment, call RCMP, 250-992-9211 and the Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-800-495-8501.
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