US SECRET SERVICE HELPS OPP RECOVER FUNDS FROM A TECH SERVICE FRAUD
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(KEMPVILLE, ON) The Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a Tech Service fraud that was reported on February 19, 2026, where an Oxford Mills resident received a telephone call from someone impersonating a Bell Canada representative to inquire about upgrading the router due to recent installation of fiberoptic lines.
The victim was instructed to download remote entry software to her device, at which point the bad actor informed the victim that a virus had be found, requiring the matter to be escalated. The victim was guided to login to their online banking were the bad actor manipulated the victims accounts, causing the victim to believe that there was an overpayment made. The bad actor directed the victim to attend their financial institution on multiple occasions where wire transfers of the “overpayment” were made to a US financial institution.
The OPP contacted the United States Secret Service (USSS) representative regarding the wire transfers. The USSS quickly contacted the US financial institution, which received the transfers. As a result, the victim’s financial institution will be working on recovering portions of the funds.