City Police warn of possible telephone fraud

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

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The city police have received two calls from concerned citizens regarding telephone calls that they have received over the past couple of days from persons identifying themselves as MasterCard representatives.

The callers are requesting information regarding their MasterCards and requesting the numbers of their cards.

The calls are originating from the Toronto area with the number 416-000-00000.

At this time these calls appear to be fraudulent.

Safety tip reminders regarding fraudulent telephone calls:

- Do not give out your credit card number, your passwords or PIN over the phone, even if the caller claims to be from a legitimate company.

- Do not give out credit card information by e-mail as it is not a secure method of transmission.

- Only share your personal information with companies you know and trust.

- Report suspicious calls to police. We will respond to these calls. You can also contact Phone Busters at 1-888-495-8501.

- If an offer sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.

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