News Items tag as: Kamloops fraud

Kamloops RCMP warn of ransomware scam after resident bilked out of $18,000
November 20, 2018 - 11:21 AM

KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are warning the public yet again after a victim lost $18,000 to a ransomware computer scam.
Elderly Kamloops woman scammed out of nearly $4,000 by fraudster
September 08, 2017 - 9:19 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Mounties are investigating after a fraud artist managed to convince a Kamloops woman that she had to send them money in order to reopen her bank account.
Stolen credit card leads to arrest of Kamloops man
May 26, 2016 - 9:05 AM

KAMLOOPS - A local man has been arrested and is facing stolen property charges after using a stolen credit card to make hundreds of dollars in online purchases.
Help identify this woman using a stolen bank card in Kamloops
October 28, 2015 - 10:53 AM

KAMLOOPS - Three weeks after Crime Stoppers asked for help identifying a fraud suspect, RCMP are still looking for the woman.
Stolen food, car, identification lands jail time
July 30, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A man arrested for a raft of charges in several different cities will face nine months in jail after pleading guilty to offences including mischief, breach of probation, possession of stolen property, resisting an officer, dealing with an identity document without lawful excuse and fraudulently obtaining food.
Why you found out about the card skimmer found at a Kamloops gas station two weeks later
July 29, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP say it’s unclear whether any card information was compromised at the skimmer found in Valleyview nearly two weeks ago, but decided to inform the public of it yesterday, July 28, as a 'heads up.'
Card skimmer found at Kamloops gas station
July 28, 2015 - 10:36 AM

KAMLOOPS - A card skimmer was discovered at one of the pumps of a Chevron station in Valleyview and it’s unknown how long it has been there.
Deceit, identity theft and bigger breasts will cost jailed fraudster over $17K
June 23, 2015 - 12:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - After stealing an 83-year-old man’s identity to use as a co-signer on breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction, a local woman owes more than $17,000 along with nine months in jail, a Kamloops Provincial Court Judge decided today, June 23.
Woman sought in Kamloops theft and fraud
June 12, 2015 - 10:19 AM

KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking to identify a person of interest in relation to a theft of a wallet in May.
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News Items tag as: Kamloops fraud

Kamloops RCMP warn of ransomware scam after resident bilked out of $18,000

Elderly Kamloops woman scammed out of nearly $4,000 by fraudster

Stolen credit card leads to arrest of Kamloops man

Help identify this woman using a stolen bank card in Kamloops

Stolen food, car, identification lands jail time

Why you found out about the card skimmer found at a Kamloops gas station two weeks later

Card skimmer found at Kamloops gas station

Deceit, identity theft and bigger breasts will cost jailed fraudster over $17K

Woman sought in Kamloops theft and fraud

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