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Safeway, Canada Post warn of scams

Nelson Daily Editor
By Nelson Daily Editor
March 21st, 2011

A phone scam cropping up in Western Canada and in Nelson is targeting Safeway Club Card holders, according to a press release issued by the grocery chain Friday.

Safeway has said people in BC and Alberta have been receiving calls from either automated or live callers claiming to represent the company, trying to get their reward club points or credit card information.

The callers make reference to club cards and reward points and claim the person has won bonus points or some other sort of large prize. The caller then asks the target for personal credit card information.

Canada Safeway does not make unsolicited phone calls to request personal or financial information, the release said.

 

Canada Post e-mail virus

An online scam is also circulating, regarding tracking of parcels.

Some people have received an email for tracking parcels that uses Canada Post’s logo, the company’s press release read.

One email circulating advised recipients that a package had been shipped to them with the tracking number “RT094860142HK” and that an attachment in the email would allow them to track it.

The attachment is a virus that could gain access to the user’s online banking information.

Canada Post said in the release it never sends out these types of emails and that package tracking can be done through its website at canadapost.ca.

 

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