Kamloops Fraud
Kamloops RCMP warn of ransomware scam after resident bilked out of $18,000
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are warning the public yet again after a victim lost…
Elderly Kamloops woman scammed out of nearly $4,000 by fraudster
KAMLOOPS – The Mounties are investigating after a fraud artist managed to convince a Kamloops…
Stolen credit card leads to arrest of Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS – A local man has been arrested and is facing stolen property charges after…
Stolen food, car, identification lands jail time
KAMLOOPS – A man arrested for a raft of charges in several different cities will…
Help identify this woman using a stolen bank card in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Three weeks after Crime Stoppers asked for help identifying a fraud suspect, RCMP are still looking for the woman. On Sept. 18 someone broke into an elderly couple’s vehicle at McArthur Island Park and stole a wallet. A stolen bank card was then used at Walmart and RCMP say the woman has been captured...
Why you found out about the card skimmer found at a Kamloops gas station two weeks later
KAMLOOPS - Local RCMP say it’s unclear whether any card information was compromised at the skimmer found in Valleyview nearly two weeks ago, but decided to inform the public of it yesterday, July 28, as a 'heads up.' Const. Jason Epp, a spokesperson for the Kamloops detachment, says this type of fraud is ‘pretty rare’...
Card skimmer found at Kamloops gas station
KAMLOOPS - A card skimmer was discovered at one of the pumps of a Chevron station in Valleyview and it’s unknown how long it has been there. Staff at the gas station discovered the skimmer on gas pump eight around 11 a.m. on July 16, according to Const. Jason Epp of Kamloops RCMP. It is...
Deceit, identity theft and bigger breasts will cost jailed fraudster over $17K
KAMLOOPS - After stealing an 83-year-old man’s identity to use as a co-signer on breast implants, a tummy tuck and liposuction, a local woman owes more than $17,000 along with nine months in jail, a Kamloops Provincial Court Judge decided today, June 23. Judge Len Marchand sentenced Brandie Bloor, a woman with a history of...
Woman sought in Kamloops theft and fraud
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking to identify a person of interest in relation to a theft of a wallet in May. Cpl. Cheryl Bush says a wallet was reported stolen on May 6. Further investigation showed the victim’s bank cards and identification had been fraudulently used. RCMP have released an image taken from security video...