RCMP charge six in investigation into scams
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Multiple people are facing charges following an RCMP investigation into multiple scams.
The RCMP’s Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU), in partnership with Raymond RCMP and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, investigated a series of reported frauds involving a technique called the “Manual Entry Transaction Fraud” from December 31, 2023 to February 26, 2024.
RCMP described the fraud in a news release as:
Suspect(s) enter the retailer and request $5,000.00 in Sports Select and $1,000.00 in Keno (max sales limit in 24-hour period). Suspect(s) will request Credit Card payment and will then see if the terminal will allow for manual entry. If it does, they enter a memorized Mastercard credit card number that does not match the card entered. The transaction will go through as approved, but since the actual credit card is not present at the time of purchase in the machine itself, the bank will (upon notification of the card holder dispute) reverse the charges and charge back the retailer. This does not happen right away and can take several weeks. Suspect(s), upon realizing that the retailer’s terminal will allow for manual entry, will purchase additional prepaid credit cards and gift cards along with scratch and win tickets.
