The Victoria Police Department is warning local businesses of a new scam after a man has posed several times as a new homeowner in need of painting services.
“He keeps phoning people and saying that he’s very busy but that he purchased a home in Victoria that needs painting,” said VicPD spokesperson Const. Matt Rutherford. “He supplies them with a detailed description of the home, likely obtained from MLS.”
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The man will then only continue speaking with businesses via text. Eventually, he will ask the companies for their banking information so that he can “send a deposit.”
We're seeing an increase in a type of scam where banking information for businesses (Painting specifically) is trying to be obtained by claiming a house (information likely from MLS) is theirs and want work done. #yyj 1/2
— Victoria Police (@vicpdcanada) November 18, 2019
The plan has backfired on him in at least three recent attempts, as seen when a Victoria woman had three painting companies show up at her door last week hoping to conduct a quote.
Anyone with information on the scam is asked to call the VicPD non-emergency line at 250-995-7654.
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