Seniors First BC has produced a list of some of the phishing emails, phone calls and text messages currently being used by fraudsters to take advantage of our fears over the corona virus outbreak. Page 7 of the document takes a wider look at all potential attempts to defraud by describing general things to watch out for.

I just wanted to let you know that I was almost taken in by a very good scam artist that was portraying their self to be from Best Buy. At 7:20 am on two different days, I received the following robocall: Your account will be debited $399.99 for auto renewal of services for your computer. Press 1, if you wish to auto-renew, or Press 2 to speak to....blah, blah

The Oceanside RCMP receive many calls at this time of year regarding Canada Revenue Agency scams.