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A bank teller alerted Richmond RCMP that an elderly person just withdrew a large amount of cash and was heading to a local mall to meet with someone.
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Bank teller interrupted fraud in progress
Published 10:41 PDT, Tue September 23, 2025
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On Sept. 11, 2025, Richmond RCMP was alerted by a teller of a local financial institution that an elderly victim has just withdrew a large amount of cash and headed to a local mall to meet with someone.
Richmond RCMP located the victim and stopped him from purchasing gift cards. The victim was still on the phone with the scammers who insisted the victim to complete the purchase. The scammers then advised they just transferred $26,000 from the victim’s account. Police brought the victim to his financial institution and confirmed the transaction had taken place. Due to the fast and quick response, the bank was able to reverse the transfer and deposit the money back into the victim’s account.
“We want to thank the teller for her quick thinking and timely action, preventing an elderly client from losing most of their life savings,” says Inspector Mike Roberts, Operations Officer Richmond RCMP. “Phone scams and gift card scams are continuing, we urge everyone to exercise caution when answering unsolicited phone calls. When in doubt, hang up and don’t be afraid to say No””
If you suspect you are a victim of fraud, report it immediately to your local police or to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca
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