The heartbreaking case of a 90-year-old man from New Westminster who became a serial target of fraud perpetrators is told by the CBC. In all of Ron Jones dealings with scammers by mail and phone, there is a striking absence of any reference to those outside the scam who would have stopped it. Mr. Jones had a daughter nearby and access to the authorities. The final deceit involved the claim that there was an arrest warrant for Jones and that he should pay money to catch those who had previously duped him. It should cause anyone to call police when the idea of paying money to get rid of an arrest warrant are put together. In the end, banks and a lending firm forgave more than $100,000 in loans. CBC
