A couple of fraud alerts from area RCMP.
Nanaimo RCMP say they’ve been getting dozens of reports about scammers pretending to be with the Canada Revenue Agency.
People are getting calls and emails, claiming they owe money. Some have been victimized.
Sunshine Coast RCMP, meanwhile, say an area resident lost money in an apparent hacking scam.
Somebody made it look as though a legitimate online transaction had failed, and then sent e-mail asking that the payment go to a different account.
That account has been traced to the US and authorities there are now involved in the investigation.
For the latest information on scams and frauds making the rounds in Canada check the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
