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LaSalle police warn of phone scam targeting seniors

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Summary
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52% Informative

LaSalle police are warning the public abut a text messaging scam purporting to be a message from Service Canada .

Police say the phishing scam is targeting local seniors, claiming the recipient’s CPP and OAS benefits have been suspended.

Fraudsters list a verified CRA phone number to make the text message look legitimate.

Once the recipient replies to the message, the fraudsters then send a fake CPP -related hyperlink.

VR Score

35

Informative language

22

Neutral language

46

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived