Okanagan resident falls prey to elaborate scam involving fake police phone call [Video]

When it comes to scam calls, boundless are the efforts thieves will make to steal your money.

On Friday, Kelowna RCMP said an Okanagan resident fell prey to an elaborate scheme that included fake calls, including one from a fake police officer.

According to police, the scam began on June 26, with the victim receiving an alert text message from a popular online retailer.

The message said the victim had several accounts that were being investigated for fraud and a contact number was included.

The victim phoned and spoke to an alleged security agent, and was instructed to contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Unit to resolve the issue.

The victim “was automatically transferred to another individual over the phone posing as an employee with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Unit.”

Enter the financial hit: The victim was told to immediately withdraw $4,800 and “deposit it into a ‘verification machine,’ which also happened to be a Bitcoin …