Another Trail area resident has fallen victim to a scam artist.
Trail RCMP say the woman was duped out of $10,000 by someone posing as a bank security officer.
She was instructed to send gift cards as part of their phony investigation and he stayed on the phone with the victimized woman until the transaction was complete.
RCMP say she called her financial institutions once learning it was a fraud, but Trail Detachment Commander Mike Wicentowich says the money is gone.
“Please do not purchase gift cards and send the information on the cards to anyone over the phone,” he warned.
“The money is not recoverable nor protected from your bank insurance,” added Wicentowich.
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