The Greater Sudbury Police Service has received information regarding a new “easy-money, fast-cash” scam. The fraudulent organization contacts citizens via email claiming that they can make some extra cash by evaluating the customer service provided by banking establishments.
The citizen is asked for their mailing address and contact information in order to be provided with a cheque to begin the evaluation process. Once the cheque is received by the citizen, they are asked to deposit the cheque in to their own bank account, leaving $500.00 from the amount as payment. The citizen is instructed to withdraw the remainder of the money from their account and deposit it into an account at a TD Canada Trust bank outlined in the instructions. The instructions provide the citizen with an account and transit number at the TD Canada Trust bank in order to make the final deposit. Once the deposit is made, the citizen is instructed to send a picture of the deposit receipt to the fraudulent organization via email.
The cheques that citizens have been receiving from this fraudulent organization have been stolen from other business establishments and as a result, the cheques end up being returned and charged back once the banking institution has gone through the clearing process. Victims are left to pay back the original amount of the cheque they cashed.
The Greater Sudbury Police Service wants to ensure that citizens are aware of this new scam and do not fall victim to this “easy-money, fast-cash” scheme. For more information regarding frauds and scams or to report a fraud or scam that you are aware of visit, www.antifaudcentre.ca. If you are a victim of a scam or fraud, please report it to Police.