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Scammers busy in West Grey

West Grey police officers are busy investigating a number of frauds and scams.

Last week, a citizen clicked a bad link on a website and scammers locked up the victim's computer. A substantial amount of personal information was disclosed and a credit card was compromised.

Another citizen lost $800 to a scammer pretending to represent TD Visa after following orders to purchase gift cards and provide the numbers and PINs.

A third scam was prevented when a local bank employee recognized a CRA scam in progress and referred the client to West Grey police

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