By Greg Fry

Credit Card Fraud Under Investigation In Quesnel

Dec 20, 2018 | 1:12 PM

QUESNEL — Credit card fraudsters are making the rounds in Quesnel.

Sgt. Chris Riddle says over the past several weeks, police have received several calls of fraudulent transactions at businesses in the area.

“Police have determined that often, merchants are allowing customers to manually enter in a credit or debit card number without the card being presented and confirmed by the business. These fraudsters are also conducting purchases over the phone by reading out the credit/debit card number to the unsuspecting merchant.

“These card numbers have been stolen, but due to the actual credit card not being stolen the unsuspecting victim does not realize they have been defrauded until the charges appear in their bank statements.”

As a result of this fraudulent activity, he’s reminding businesses to be vigilant when it comes to allowing “one-off” purchases from being made in person or over the phone.

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Riddle says an easy fix for businesses is asking the customer to see the credit card and valid picture identification in person or for the expiry date and verification code on the back of the credit card over the phone.