Steinbach RCMP are warning the public that an old Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam is resurfacing.
Police describe the scam call as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calling and advising that the person’s Social Insurance Number (SIN) number has been compromised and that they will be receiving further instructions from the police. Immediately, the person receives a call from a Cst. Marshall instructing them to withdraw a certain amount of cash from their bank account, to attend the nearest Bit Coin machine and deposit the cash. The person is then advised that once that is completed they will receive a phone call with their new SIN number.
RCMP report that there are no further calls and unfortunately, once the money has been deposited, there is nothing that can be done to retrieve the money or apprehend suspect(s).
Police also noted that when the person receives the “police” call , the Steinbach RCMP number (204-326-1234 ) appears. This leads people to believe that the phone call is from the Steinbach RCMP Detachment.
RCMP are warnging that with any calls, if you are requested to send money, you should simply hang up and report the incident to Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
