Constable Berle Zwaan of the Saanich Police Department and Constable Natalie Mishrigi  of the Oak Bay Police Department gave an informative presentation to 40 club members on Wednesday July 31st.  The presentation provided a host of information on internet and telephone scams, how to recognize these scams and what to do if they contact you. The Officers recounted real life examples where community members from Saanich, Oak Bay and Victoria have lost significant amounts of money. The information presented has helped our members to be much better prepared to respond appropriately to these scams and not become another fraud victim.  We thank Berle and Natalie for taking the time to help inform our members about this issue – well done Constables!

 

This link to the Saanich Police Department document Be Scammer Savvy – Beat the Fraudster summarizes the presentation.

 

Brent Merchant, Games Chair OBLBC