On Monday, December 19, 2012, the Regina Police Service received two reports of scams within less than 24 hours of each other. In both incidents, the scam was stopped before any money was sent. The Prize Lottery Scam occurs when the victim is contacted via phone and told that they have won a lottery or…
The Regina Police Service is warning the public of fraudulent telephone solicitation of anti-virus software for computers. In this scheme, the victim receives a telephone call stating that the victim’s computer is running slow or has a virus and that the caller has been made aware of this problem through Microsoft. The caller then instructs…
The Regina Police Service has charged a 39 year-old Regina woman with Fraud over $5,000 stemming from a report that was made from a retail business on November 7, 2011. The investigation began with a complaint received by the Regina Police Service on November 7, 2011, alleging an employee had defrauded the company. The incidents…
A recent report out of Lumsden, Saskatchewan (August 2011) has the Regina Police Service reminding the business community and the public that a regular “status check” is a good idea when it comes to protecting PIN-pads and personal financial information. Regina has no reports so far this year of fraud through the use of fake…
The Regina Police Service is issuing an advisory after the arrest of a 19 year-old female for uttering counterfeit currency and having counterfeit money in her possession. The bills seized in this investigation are counterfeit 100-dollar bills; most of them bearing the same serial number. Police believe there may be other counterfeit bills in circulation…