Fraudulent bank drafts leave 3 victims out more than 50k in valuables: Richmond RCMP
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Dec, 2023 04:36 PM
Residents of Richmond are being warned to stay alert after fraudulent bank drafts left three area victims short more than 50-thousand-dollars in valuables.
The Mounties say the first two incidents happened on December 8th involving a woman and a man who were both selling items online.
In both cases, they were paid with bank drafts which they later learned were fraudulent.
The third incident happened on December 11th when a woman was given a fake bank draft as a payment for an item she sold online, and police believe all three cases are linked.
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