Another Mission senior scammed out of thousands of dollars: RCMP

Oct 14, 2026 | 6:21 AM

MISSION – Less than two weeks after an elderly man in Mission lost $36,000 in an FBI gift-card hoax, another senior in Mission has been scammed out of thousands of dollars.

According to the “Community Connection” weekly recap from Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr for Oct. 5-11, a 72-year-old woman from Mission was scammed out of over $10,000 recently, after being contacted by someone who claimed to be an employee of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Corporal Mohr says the suspect who claimed to be a Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre told the woman that her debit and credit cards had been compromised, and they would send over an investigator to collect her compromised cards.

Corporal Mohr says a male attended her residence and she unfortunately provided him with her cards and PIN numbers, only to later realize it was a scam.

“If you are ever suspicious of someone claiming to be from a legitimate company or organization, do not provide any personal information to them,” Cpl. Mohr said. “Instead, ask for their name, look up the organization online, and contact them through a publicly listed number. Never provide your bank or credit card PIN numbers to anyone.”

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In the incident preceding this most recent fraud case, a senior in Mission told police he was recently scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars after being contacted by someone claiming to be from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency in the U.S.

Mission RCMP Corporal Harrison Mohr said police were advised by a 71-year-old man in Mission claiming that he had lost $36,000 due to a scam. Corporal Mohr said the senior received phone calls and emails from someone claiming to be from the FBI, advising him that he would receive various gifts, but that he had to send gift cards to an FBI agent in order to receive them.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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