Source: OPP West Region Twitter
OPP are reminding residents to be vigilant against scammers, following two cases in Huron County were residents were scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Police say one victim was asked to purchase $3 thousand in gift cards and send the authorization codes to the scammer.
Fraudsters claimed the victim was recently overpaid, and the gift cards were repayment.
The second case, OPP say, involved a victim sending scammers $185 thousand in bank drafts, believing he was going to receive $2 million from a lottery win.
According to police, the victim sent the scammers several instalments with the belief a big pay day was coming his way that included millions of dollars, a luxury vehicle, and a gold card.
Huron OPP remind you to always verify the person contacting you for payment is legitimate before you consider sending money or any form of gift card.