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A woman refused to do what a fake bank caller told her, and 20 minutes later the scammer called back telling her to ‘go to your front door’
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Lynn Clark Colpitts in Nova Scotia was targeted by a scam caller pretending to be from CIBC's fraud department, who pressured her to download a banking app to block fraudulent credit activity.
- After Colpitts refused to comply and questioned the caller, the scammer used profanity and later called back, instructing her to check her front door, where heavily armed police were waiting.
- Police responded to a false report of a hostage-taking and shooting at Colpitts' home, a tactic known as "swatting," which was apparently orchestrated by the scam caller as retaliation.
- Authorities and security experts condemned the incident, noting that swatting is a criminal offense that can result in charges like public mischief, and one expert described it as a form of terrorism.
- This case is reportedly the first known instance of a scam call escalating to swatting, highlighting the dangerous lengths fraudsters may go to intimidate victims.
