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RCMP say a couple in Nanaimo, B.C., who thought they had won more than $18 million and a luxury vehicle in a lottery were instead scammed out of almost $400,000.
A statement from police says the couple, who are both in their late 80s, were contacted by phone early last year.
They were told they had won $18.5 million and a Mercedes-Benz but would have to pay administrative fees in order to collect.
Over the year, police say the couple received official-looking documents and weekly calls from the scammers directing them to pay taxes and other fees through bank drafts sent to various addresses.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanimo-seniors-lose-lottery-scam-1.6380234
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)Preying on the naïve is as old as time.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,230 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,656 posts)I hope they catch the pricks.
malaise
(267,808 posts)I actually received a call once. I told the guy on the other end that I hadn't bought a lottery ticket and that my phone was being monitored by Interpol. They never called back.
Beakybird
(3,329 posts)It was just $10,000, but that was enough to go back to Guatemala and buy a little home in her village to spend her last days with her family.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)To scammers