Written by Superior East OPP on 27 October 2013
CHAPLEAU, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment were advised by a local resident that they had responded to an ad on Facebook offering private loans. After providing private information, such as date of birth and social insurance number via email, the victim was asked to pay a $500 fee in order for the application to be processed. After being promised a $90,000 loan the victim was told to open an account with a Diamond Bank and another $2600 was required for “fees”. After another request from the loan company for the victim to pay 10% down to receive the loan funds which would have been another $9000, the victim contacted the OPP.
The OPP would like to remind the public that providing private information to an unknown source over the internet can be very costly. If the deal sounds too good to be true it probably isn’t. For more information about this and other common scams visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at www.AntiFraudCentre-CentreAntiFraude.ca or call 1-888-495-8501.
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