The Caledon detachment of the OPP is investigating several reports of someone identifying themselves as an officer.
There were several reports made, and potential victims said the person on the phone called and identified themselves as an OPP officer, and even the call display said “OPP Caledon Detachment”.
The person on the phone was requesting Bitcoin transactions and claimed the person’s Social Insurance Card had been compromised.
As a result of this scam, one victim in Caledon lost approximately $14,000.
The Caledon OPP want to ensure residents that officers will never call and request any sort of financial transactions to be made.
Police say scammers are also using something called “Spoofing” that allows them to alter their outgoing caller ID to show a different name.