KAWARTHA LAKES-A Lindsay resident was defrauded out of $2750.00 by a person who posed as a police officer.
Police say on August 5, 2020 the victim contacted the Kawartha Lakes Police Service to report she had just sent money to a person who contacted her by telephone and claimed to be a detective. The victim alleged that the caller’s number appeared on her call display as the phone number for the Kawartha Lakes Police Service. Although the victim initially believed the caller to be a legitimate police officer, she began doubting the caller’s story after she transferred the money.
The Kawartha Lakes Police Service is reminding the public that no legitimate police service or government agency will contact a person by telephone to demand money. The community should also be cautious of the practice of “number spoofing” in which a caller will disguise their telephone number with a legitimate number from a police service. The best course of action to ensure you are speaking with a true police officer, or government employee, is to telephone the agency yourself and request to confirm the caller’s identity.
