The Weyburn Police Service has received some complaints recently regarding a scam where the victim receives a call or email from some government agency, usually claiming to be the Canada Revenue Agency.
The victim is told that they have a significant amount owing and that to avoid immediate arrest they need to pay off the debt, and can do so by purchasing iTunes cards then providing the activation numbers to the caller at a later time.
City police have seen victims lose anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 in recent weeks.
The police wish to stress that no government agency (federal, provincial or municipal) takes payment in iTunes cards.
Any such request is absolutely a scam. Once the victim purchases the cards and provides the activation numbers, there is nothing anyone can do to stop the transaction or to recover the victim’s money.
Police are asking all businesses that are involved in the sale of iTunes cards to be aware of any large purchases of cards and to contact the Weyburn Police Service immediately so that they may try to intervene with the victim before they suffer an actual loss.
