“The non-emergency police line is for residents to use to report incidents to the police. The police will never call you from the non-emergency number and will never solicit payment”. Adding, “We ask that if you receive a call like this, you hang up immediately and spread the word to friends and family.”
“Scammers will try to instill a sense of urgency and panic in their victims and keep them on the phone through the whole crime, even teaching them how to send Bitcoin,” adding “It may seem like an obvious scam, but remember the fraudsters are targeting the elderly, new Canadians, and other vulnerable populations. We need to educate our family and friends because if these callers reach them first, the money is most likely unrecoverable”.