Editor:
Re: Income tax-arrest scam continues, May 4.
I wanted to thank Peace Arch News regarding the informative article about income-tax scammers that have been viciously victimizing so many innocent people.
The scammers randomly phone victims and fraudulently represent themselves as Revenue Canada officers demanding immediate funds.
I received one of these phone calls earlier this year, which caused me a fair amount of stress. I was grateful for available resources that helped me flag the caller as a scam.
The scammers use blatant threats, but they also use a professional manner that makes the threats believable. It is almost as if they have consulted a psychologist to help them write their dialogue in a manner to take advantage of the human psyche by triggering specific anxieties.
The scammers are cowardly but very intelligent and, as it says in Tracy Holmes’ article, it is difficult to catch the scammers because they utilize technology that make it difficult to trace the calls.
Unfortunately, I can see how many people could fall victim to this scam.
Colin Fletcher, White Rock