Police have released a sketch of a man who allegedly scammed a “large amount” of money from a victim in Caronport by pretending to work for an antivirus company.
According to the RCMP, officers were alerted to the fraud case in the community just west of Moose Jaw on June 10. Police said the victim purchased “a fraudulent antivirus subscription on their computer,” and was later contacted by a man who misrepresented himself as an employee of the company and demanded money.
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“The victim was instructed to deliver the money in person in Caronport to another indivi