Frauds continue to plague local communities

On May 24, Elk Valley RCMP received a fraud complaint from a citizen in Fernie.
The complainant reported engaging with one of her Facebook friends over Messenger and received a link stating she’d won $70,000 dollars. The victim followed the link, providing her full name, address, date of birth and a photo of herself.
Another stranger reached out almost immediately to her then over Messenger and, over the course of multiple transactions, had her purchase $6,000 dollars worth of gift cards,