Possible Attempted Fraud Kitimat

Possible attempted fraud (On going investigation)

On March 26th, a Kitimat resident attended the Kitimat RCMP detachment to report a possible fraudulent loan from a financial company. The resident had received an unsolicited phone call from an individual claiming to be from a financial institution claiming a loan had been approved but they needed a driver's license and further personal information. Upon review of the loan documents, it appeared to be designed poorly with multiple obvious concerns such as having unreadable text which, in a legal document, would be highly unlikely. It also had obvious statements that were not professionally edited. A call was made to the financial company who indicated that no one by the name of the person who made the original call worked there nor did the victim have a loan with them; which lead to them indicating that it was a scam. If you’ve received a call similar to this, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501. (2025-1022)

If you have any information of crimes that have occurred in the Kitimat area, and would like to report it to the police, you can report through Northern BC Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You will stay anonymous and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may receive a reward of up to $2000.