Fake Edmonton taxi stealing debit card info, police warn

A fraudulent taxi cab usability is going astir stealing people’s banking information, nan Edmonton Police Service said successful a informing issued Monday.

The EPS said it’s investigating ongoing reports of a scam involving a clone taxi operating successful nan city.

Since June 24, constabulary said they’ve received respective reports of nan scam being operated by 2 men from what appears to beryllium a taxi cab.

In nan scam, constabulary said nan suspects reportedly activity together to bargain victims’ debit cards and individual recognition numbers.

Police said nan first suspect, a man sitting successful nan rider spot of nan taxi, beckons group complete to inquire if they would for illustration to salary a cab fare pinch their debit paper successful return for cash.

The 2nd man successful nan driver’s spot past processes nan payment, getting nan victims to participate their PIN into what appears to beryllium a debit machine. Then, while nan man successful nan rider spot distracts nan victim, nan driver allegedly switches their debit paper and returns a different one.

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The fishy conveyance is described arsenic a newer achromatic Ford Fusion pinch nary identifying decals different than a “taxi” motion connected nan roof.

Anyone who was approached by nan suspects aliases victimized is asked to interaction nan EPS astatine 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.

Anonymous accusation tin besides beryllium submitted to Crime Stoppers astatine 1-800-222-8477 aliases online at www.p3tips.com/250.