A Salmon Arm woman got dialed into a scam after answering a phone call from someone claiming to be from Telus.
On July 25, the Salmon Arm RCMP got a call from a woman who reported receiving a suspicious call from someone who claimed to to be a representative from Telus. She was offered a "suspiciously large discount" off her home services bill if she ordered a new cell phone.
The woman agreed to the deal and ordered a new phone, and later received a $2,000 cell in the mail.
"She was then contacted again by someone claiming to be from Telus and was told she was sent the wrong phone and was provided an address in Ontario to send it back to," Const. Andrew Hodges said in a media release. "The woman shipped the phone to the address without further investigating."
The RCMP did an Internet search and found the address the woman was given was a UPS pickup location. She was advised to monitor her bank accounts and go to a Telus location in person to sort our her account.
"As the saying goes," Hodges added. "If it's too good to be true, then it probably is."
The Salmon Arm RCMP is advising residents receiving unsolicited phone calls from anyone offering discounts or deals that they should be treated as highly suspicious. They recommend contacting the service provider directly, preferably in person or through their verified website.
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