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Fraudsters on Facebook

Sunday, 2 April 2017 06:43

An 81 year old woman was scammed out of $13,000 recently, after she met a man on Facebook who claimed to be in the army.

WOODSTOCK - Woodstock Police say you should NEVER transfer money to someone online unless you really know them.

There have been cases recently of victims being scammed by someone they met over the internet, whether it is through a dating website or other social media. Fraudsters will grow an online relationship with their victims before they come up with an excuse to ask for money.

Constable Tyler Allard says if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

"It's really a matter of having that ability to determine whether it is a false accusation or something that isn't true. If your gut tells you that something is probably wrong then your gut usually has a pretty good instinct."

An 81 year old woman was recently duped out of $13,000 after she formed an online relationship with a man who claimed to be in the army over Facebook. He told the woman he needed the money for medical bills and a flight back to Canada.

If you think a scam artist is trying to contact you, Constable Tyler Allard says you should contact police.

"We like to be informed about these kinds of scams so eventually we can take advantage of that information and send it out to the media so no one else can be the victim of it."

You can contact Woodstock Police by calling 519-537-2323. You should also inform the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre by visiting their website or calling 1-888-495-8501.

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