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NOVEMBER 21, 2018 | Volume 31 No. 93
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Scams take residents for thousands KAMLOOPS THIS THIS WEEK WEEK KAMLOOPS
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Another scammer scammer has has taken taken thousands thousands of of doldolAnother lars from from aa Kamloops Kamloops resident. resident. lars Kamloops RCMP RCMP Cpl. Cpl. Jodi Jodi Shelkie Shelkie said said police police Kamloops received aa report report of of an an internet internet scam scam in in which which received the victim victim lost lost approximately approximately $18,000. $18,000. the few months months ago, ago, the the victim’s victim’s computer computer AA few apparently froze, froze, resulting resulting in in aa “Microsoft “Microsoft Alert” Alert” apparently that asked asked for for money money to to fix fix the the issue. issue. that “The victim victim provided provided their their credit credit card card number number “The to the the software software company company — — NAVSAM NAVSAM Systems Systems to Ltd. — — who who made made multiple multiple charges charges to to their their credit credit Ltd. card,” Shelkie Shelkie said. said. card,” The victim victim then then received received another another “Microsoft “Microsoft The Alert,” which which stated stated the the firewall firewall had had crashed, crashed, Alert,” requiring additional additional funds funds to to fix. fix. requiring Shelkie said said the the victim victim became became suspicious suspicious Shelkie and contacted contacted the the Canadian Canadian Anti-Fraud Anti-Fraud Centre, Centre, and which confirmed confirmed it it was was aa scam. scam. which The fleecing fleecing follows follows news news last last week week of of aa The Kamloops resident resident losing losing $4,000 $4,000 in in aa phone phone scam scam Kamloops from aa man man claiming claiming to to be be from from aa bank. bank. from Shelkie said said police police are are warning warning people people to to be be Shelkie wary of of calls, calls, texts texts and and emails emails from from people people askaskwary ing for for money money and and to to check check with with banks banks or or comcoming panies the the caller caller claims claims to to be be representing representing and and to to panies contact their their software software or or security security software software comcomcontact pany directly directly for for assistance assistance ifif contacted contacted online. online. pany “Do not not click click on on any any links links in in the the fake fake alert alert “Do message and and do do not not call call any any numbers,” numbers,” Shelkie Shelkie message said. “Close “Close all all windows, windows, exit exit the the browser browser and and said. reboot.” reboot.” Scams can can be be reported reported to to the the federal federal governgovernScams ment’s Canadian Canadian Anti-Fraud Anti-Fraud Centre Centre by by calling calling ment’s 1-888-495-8501. 1-888-495-8501. It is is aa toll-free toll-free number. number. It
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are aa chestnut chestnut brown, brown, but but they they stare stare right right are through you. you. through They call call her her Chanel Chanel and and for for about about They $350, she she can can be be yours yours for for the the night. night. Her Her $350, owners will will be be by by in in the the morning, morning, with with owners her case, case, to to pick pick her her up. up. her Chanel is is aa sex sex doll doll — — one one of of seven seven Chanel anatomically correct, correct, TPE-silicone TPE-silicone anatomically based dolls dolls available available to to rent rent from from House House based of Dolls, Dolls, aa new new business business launched launched by by of Aberdeen resident resident Kristen Kristen Dickson. Dickson. Aberdeen
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