Fraudulent phone calls targeting older people are circulating the Pilot Butte, Sask. area, RCMP said.
Police received three reports of alleged scam calls on Tuesday, where a caller tells people their grandchild or loved one is in legal trouble, according to a release from Sask. RCMP.
The caller, who is reported to be a man, falsely replicates the family member, then instructs the victim to place cash on their front doorstep to pay for legal fees, RCMP said.
The money is then picked up by a woman, who is described as being in her 20’s, with long, straight black hair, RCMP said. She was see wearing sunglasses and a medical mask, and has gone by the name “Elaine Harrison.”
RCMP is warning people to hang up right away if they get a similar call, and to not provide any personal information.
Police said if anyone has information about suspicious activity …