Huron County OPP are warning of a growing number of "ATM" scams locally.
Police are investigating three separate incidents that occurred on January 18. The first two took place in Exeter, where victims were at the ATM at a bank and were "assisted" by an unknown person.
The real bank cards were swapped with fake cards during the interactions. The suspects then stole money from the victims' accounts after obtaining their PIN numbers. One victim lost $900 while the other lost $1,400.
The other incident took place in Goderich. A 95-year-old victim was using an ATM when the machine showed an error and wouldn't return their card. The victim left, and later discovered her debit card had been used to remove $1,500 from the ATM and another $2,000 in purchases at a local retail store.
Police are still investigating the frauds and are asking the public to come forward if they have any information that may assist police.
"This is a good time to remind everyone that while using bank ATM's, be mindful of who is in or around the area before using the machine. Never provide your PIN (password) digits to anyone. They may tamper with the ATM, and try to 'help' you with your debit card", sais Constable Craig Soldan of the Huron County OPP.
Call the OPP at 1-(888)-310-1122 and report these types of frauds.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre should also be contacted with any information you might have. Call 1-(888)-495-8501 or antifraudcentre.ca