Scammer poses as Scotiabank employee in Waterloo fraud

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The Waterloo Regional Police Service is once again putting out a warning about scammers pretending to work for popular banks.

The latest case happened on April 1 when a victim in Waterloo got a call from a person who said they worked for Scotiabank. The caller said the victim’s bank cards had been fraudulently used and asked them to provide their PIN over the phone.

Once the victim gave up the information, the scammer said a courier would be coming by to pick up their banking cards.

A suspect went to Helene Crescent around 5:30 p.m. that day and took the cards. They were later used to withdraw cash and make purchases.