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General News · 30th July 2026
Ester
Police departments across BC are receiving reports that their non-emergency telephone number is being displayed on alleged scam calls being made across Canada.
Please remember: Police departments will never call you to request your banking information, passwords, PINs or payment.
Scammers can manipulate caller ID so a call appears to come from a legitimate telephone number. Seeing a police departments non-emergency number on your screen does not necessarily mean the call is from a police department.
This is the same for banks, financial institutions, organizations etc etc.
If you receive a suspicious call:
X Do not provide personal or financial information.
X Do not send money or purchase gift cards.
X Hang up immediately.
X Contact your financial institution directly using a trusted number if you believe your information may be at risk.
X Report suspected fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and your local police.
Please share this information, particularly with family members or others who may be vulnerable to these scams.
If you would like some tips about how to protect yourself from online scamming, please sign up to become a Better at Home client and Joel our tech support can help you with that.
Our Better at Home Program is based on household income and subsidy is provided on a sliding scale.
If you would like to learn more about the Better at Home Program on Cortes Island or want to sign up, please contact Ester betterathomecortesgmail.com or 250-204-2116
As with every program we have gaps that the grants don't cover. If you want to support our organization and our programming and help close those gaps please consider making a donation.
How to Donate to the Support Our Seniors Society:
- If you would like to receive a tax receipt please donate here to our Better at Home Pay it Forward account.
or donate directly via etransfer to sos.society.cortesgmail.com with the memo DONATION
We accept cheques as well
Support Our Seniors Society
att: Tammy Allwork
PO Box 97
Mansons Landing
V0P1K0
Our initiative to educate how to use technology safely and avoid online scams and fraud is part of the The Cortes Island Healthy Aging Project which is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Please remember: Police departments will never call you to request your banking information, passwords, PINs or payment.
Scammers can manipulate caller ID so a call appears to come from a legitimate telephone number. Seeing a police departments non-emergency number on your screen does not necessarily mean the call is from a police department.
This is the same for banks, financial institutions, organizations etc etc.
If you receive a suspicious call:
X Do not provide personal or financial information.
X Do not send money or purchase gift cards.
X Hang up immediately.
X Contact your financial institution directly using a trusted number if you believe your information may be at risk.
X Report suspected fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and your local police.
Please share this information, particularly with family members or others who may be vulnerable to these scams.
If you would like some tips about how to protect yourself from online scamming, please sign up to become a Better at Home client and Joel our tech support can help you with that.
Our Better at Home Program is based on household income and subsidy is provided on a sliding scale.
If you would like to learn more about the Better at Home Program on Cortes Island or want to sign up, please contact Ester betterathomecortesgmail.com or 250-204-2116
As with every program we have gaps that the grants don't cover. If you want to support our organization and our programming and help close those gaps please consider making a donation.
How to Donate to the Support Our Seniors Society:
- If you would like to receive a tax receipt please donate here to our Better at Home Pay it Forward account.
or donate directly via etransfer to sos.society.cortesgmail.com with the memo DONATION
We accept cheques as well
Support Our Seniors Society
att: Tammy Allwork
PO Box 97
Mansons Landing
V0P1K0
Our initiative to educate how to use technology safely and avoid online scams and fraud is part of the The Cortes Island Healthy Aging Project which is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
