Woman swatted at home after refusing fake bank caller's orders
Woman swatted at home after refusing fake bank caller's orders
Woman swatted at home after refusing fake bank caller's orders
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- A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department.
- The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead.
- About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation.
- A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department.
- The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead.
- About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation.
- A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department.
- The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead.
- About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation.
A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department. The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead. About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation. Police confirmed she was safe and the report was false, and the investigation is continuing. The bank has said no such app exists and it never asks customers to install software by phone.
A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department. The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead. About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation. Police confirmed she was safe and the report was false, and the investigation is continuing. The bank has said no such app exists and it never asks customers to install software by phone.
A Nova Scotia real estate agent was met by armed police at her home after she refused to follow instructions from a caller pretending to be from a bank's fraud department. The caller claimed someone had applied for a credit card in her name and told her to download an app called CIBC Guard, but she declined and checked with a workplace IT specialist instead. About 20 minutes later the caller rang back and told her to go to her front door, where she found officers from the RCMP and Truro Police surrounding her property after a false report of a hostage situation. Police confirmed she was safe and the report was false, and the investigation is continuing. The bank has said no such app exists and it never asks customers to install software by phone.
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