Man charged in attempted bank fraud scam

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Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a man after an elderly Kitchener resident was targeted in a bank fraud scam.

Police were called to Ahrens Street West around 6:25 p.m. on Friday for a report of a suspicious person.

Investigators said the victim received a phone call from someone claiming to be from their bank’s fraud department. The caller told the victim that a bank manager would come to their home to collect their bank cards.

“Shortly after, an unknown suspect arrived at the elderly victim’s home, impersonating a bank employee and attempted to obtain the victim’s credit card information,” police said in a media release.

Officers responded and arrested the suspect outside the home.

A 23-year-old Brampton man has been charged with fraud under $5,000.