Police are once again warning people not to get fooled by scams.
Saanich Police say a recent scammer contacted a victim, by phone claiming they were the police and his son was currently at court because of a car accident. The scammer directed the victim to purchase a number of gift cards and provide the serial numbers to him. Unfortunately the victim didn’t recognize the scam until it was too late.
Police also want you to be cautious about calls, and emails from the Canada Revenue Agency. The CRA will not threaten to arrest you or ask you to divulge personal information, financial information or ask you to pay them in gift cards, prepaid credit cards or Bitcoin.