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Kelowna RCMP are warning people to be aware of scam in which the fraudsters spoof…

A West Kelowna resident was in for a nasty surprise when a call from the…
KELOWNA – We've all heard about our fair share of over-the-phone scams. We've listened to…

KIMBERLEY – A scammer accidentally called a B.C. RCMP detachment this week and threatened to…

VERNON – Police have issued yet another warning about an ongoing scam involving threatening calls…

KELOWNA - Its a phone call no parent wants to get — a call from their son or daughter saying they’ve been in an accident, made twice as scary when the call supposedly comes from the RCMP detachment. “My son called and said he wasn’t having a great day,” a local mom says, who asked...

VERNON – Scammers are calling into the southern Interior again pretending to be with the Canada Revenue Agency and separating people from their hard-earned money. RCMP are warning people not to give any personal or banking information over the phone after reports of people being targetted in the North Okanagan recently. “In this scam, a person...

KELOWNA – A 90-year-old grandmother was the target of an organized scam designed to pressure her into wiring almost $2,000 to get her grandson out of jail. The grandmother, who asked to remain anononymous, says a man called her at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 and pretended to be her grandson. “I was already asleep,”...