Police Officer: Scam Artist and Mac Donald

police officer: Ian Mac Donald says the scam artist presents himself as a police officer and uses caller ID 'spoofing' to display the APD phone number, according to CBC. The suspect then suggests the victim has immigration issues, and requests personal and family information — and eventually looks for payment. "The cash could take the form of a wire transfer, it could be a breach of your credit card information, or they might even try to compel you to buy gift cards for them," Mac Donald said. Const. MacDonald says there have been similar scams where a caller poses as a Canada Revenue Agency officer. "They prey on people who might be vulnerable, in the sense that they might be immigrants to Canada — new and old — and suggests that they could be deported or they could be in trouble with Immigration Canada," Mac Donald said. The victim who picked up the call said a man identified himself as "Steve Miller" and told the victim the family failed to fill out proper paper work when they immigrated to Canada several years ago. Four complaints in one day Mac Donald says police received four complaints on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.