(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment want to alert the public after a senior at a Highway 24, Windham, Norfolk County, Ontario address was contacted by an unknown male seeking their help to catch a teller in the bank that was stealing funds.
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at approximately 1:00 p.m., a local resident received a call from an unknown male claiming to be a banking manager from their financial institution. The caller stated that a teller had stolen money from their accounts, and needed their help in catching the thief. The caller provided instructions to attend the bank and withdraw a large sum of money and have the money put into an envelope and to tell no one.
The funds were withdrawn and were turned over to the suspect at corner of Highway 24 and Queensway West located in, Simcoe, Ontario totalling $4,000 dollars. The suspect can be described as white male, between 25 to 30 years of age, 5’10 to 6’0 feet tall, slim build wearing a dark baseball cap, dark jacket and dark pants. The suspect appeared to resemble a security professional and was last observed walking to a dark coloured vehicle located in the parking lot of Shoppers Drug Mart.
The OPP are warning everyone that this is a SCAM and to be extremely vigilant if you should receive this type of call.
The purpose of this scam is to defraud you of your money. The person on the telephone sounds genuine and actual calls can sometimes last hours however you can be certain he/she is not a real bank employee.