Scam Alert

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On February 15, 2010 at 09:00 am, the South Bruce OPP received a report of an attempted fraud in the village of Chesley. A senior citizen residing in Chesley received a letter from the Nelson Mandela Foundation to advise he’d won a prize of $850,000, and then asked that he send personal information to an address in Africa to confirm his identity. Luckily, the 88 year old male didn’t respond to the letter choosing instead to report this to police. The South Bruce OPP would like the public to be aware of this scam. Remember, “How do you win a contest that you didn’t enter in the first place?”, “If it seems too good to be true, it likely is” and always protect your personal information. For more information on the latest scams, you can check online at www.phonebusters.com or call Phone Busters toll free at 1 888 495 8501.