Toronto Police are warning of a scam that intimidates Mandarin-speaking people in Canada to send money so that it may be “examined for evidence of money laundering.” The funds are required to be transferred by “cash and wire transfer” and of course are never returned. How money is “examined” for specifics of the bills when it is wired isn’t explained. But the scheme has enough credibility, apparently, among people who are perhaps not citizens of Canada to cause the loss of money. A police body called the Toronto Strategic Partnership is warning the public and specifically Mandarin-speaking residents to be wary of this fraudulent scheme. The police will never ask witnesses and/or suspects to send money transfers for examination. It is requesting anyone who receives this type of call or solicitation to contact police.
