Regina police are cautioning older people in the neighborhood about a new series of scams.
These scams, also referred to as 'grandparent scams,' involve someone phoning an older person and informing them about an urgent situation.
The scams are typically aimed at grandparents in order to manipulate them into giving away large sums of money by exploiting their emotions, as stated by the police.
On Thursday, Regina police announced that they had received several reports of these scams in the past three days.
In some instances, the scams involve grandparents receiving a distressing call from someone who claims to be their grandchild and says they are in trouble and require financial assistance, such as thousands of dollars for bail, car repairs, or legal fees.
In certain cases, con artists pretended to be police officers and victims provided their home addresses for the collection of bond money.
Regina police emphasized that officers would never collect bond money from an individual's residence.
Anyone who believes they have been targeted by a scam or suspects that someone is attempting to defraud them should contact the police at 306-777-6500 or call 911 in the event of an emergency.
