By Josh Hoffman

Lethbridge Police: Elderly Targeted In Parking Lot Scam

Jan 18, 2016 | 11:48 AM

LETHBRIDGE:  Older women in Lethbridge are beign targetted in parking lots as part of a fraud scam.

City Police are warning the public after several calls about a darker-skinned man approaching elderly women claiming they damaged a vehicle while parking and demanding several hundred dollars in order to avoid making an insurance claim.

Police also learned of a note being left on an elderly woman’s vehicle in one case – advising her to call and then a man demanded insurance information and payment. 
 
The subject is believed to be watching drivers as they enter parking lots and then targeting them accordingly.  

Anyone who has been approached in this manner or has information about the subject is asked to contact police at at 403-328-4444 or Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online at www.tipsubmit.com