Warning on internet job scam targeting residents
RCMP alert warns public to scrutinize offers that seem too good to be true. A Yellowhead detachment resident fell prey to Marco Computer Technologies posing as an employer. fraudsters mail counterfeit money orders, prompt ATM deposits, then instruct victims to transfer funds via Western Union. The scheme makes fraudulent gains appear real, leaving victims liable for the transfers. Contact local detachment with questions or concerns about scams.
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Yellowhead
Marco Computer Technologies
Western Union
Canada
Impaired driving and theft incidents reported in rural area
Police in the region documented multiple incidents from Sept 1 to Sept 8. Tina Cote of Waywayseecappo was charged with Impaired Driving after a gas-seeking incident on Hwy 45. A vehicle post was pulled from the ground at Asessippi Inn. A pickup hit a ditch near Hwy 83 in the Asessippi Valley. An intoxicated shoeless woman was found on Hwy 16 near Binscarth but had left. Diesel fuel tampering reported at a Russell farm. A youth was arrested for impaired driving and Highway Traffic Act violations after a complaint of an erratic driver. A youth on Bicknell Blvd was fined for Open Liquor in Public Place. Wallet theft reported at Russell Inn C Store. investigation ongoing. Rural Crime Watch and COPP credited with reduced rural crime.
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Tina Cote
Waywayseecappo First Nation
Asessippi
Binscarth
Russell Farmer
Rural Crime Watch
COPP
Bicknell Blvd
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Virden Mainline Motors
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Virden
Virdenmainline.com
RCMP
Cst
D. Jacksten Hamiota Detachment
Cine
By Terrie Welwood
Asessippi Inn
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