Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Brampton following a complaint about a Nova Scotia woman who was defrauded of $15,000.

In a media release Thursday, Nova Scotia RCMP said the man was arrested June 21 by Peel police.

Between June 10 and June 19, police said a Hilden, N.S. woman received phone calls from a man who advised her he was working with a bank and the RCMP to catch employees stealing from the bank. He told her he required her assistance to help identify them.

The man convinced her to send three separate packages containing cash via courier to three separate addresses in the Brampton area, totalling $15,000.

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During the victim’s conversations with the man, she told him she thought she was being defrauded. The suspect told her to hang up and call the number on the back of her debit card. When she did this, the same person answered the call, leading her to think it was legitimate.

RCMP in Colchester County determined the suspect was in Brampton. They worked with Peel police to recover two of the three boxes of cash.

The RCMP is advising people to be alert to fraud, particularly when callers request money to be sent via courier or when requests are made to provide remote assistance via computer.

For more information about fraud scams, they encourage people to visit the Canada Revenue Agency’s website, to contact local police or call or visit their bank.

Yvette d’Entremont is a Halifax-based reporter focusing on health. Follow her on Twitter: @ydentremont

