Beware of scam targeting international students, using police phone number on caller ID

Police are warning the public of the resurgence of a scam that targets international students, using an Ottawa police phone number on call display.
Victims have received calls from people pretending to be investigators from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Police say the fraudster typically tells the victim that they have committed a crime in their home country, usually money laundering, and that they will be deported unless they pay money to a lawyer.  The victim is