Nova Scotians are being warned that they may be targeted by another phone scam — this time by someone posing as the CBC.

The callers claim they're conducting a survey for an upcoming CBC program. They're not.

Phonse Chiasson, of Sydney, said he got a call yesterday from a man with an English accent, who asked him questions about his investments. Specifically, he was asked about investments in the oil and gas industry.

"He said, If you had the opportunity to invest yourself, and you were convinced it was a good deal, would you be willing to invest?" Chiasson explains. "I said, well, it would depend on the opportunity. He said, Would you be willing to invest between, or over, five to ten thousand dollars or more? And I said, well no, not that much. And he said thank you, good day."

Chiasson said that he tried calling back the number, which had a 613 area code. The number, however, was not in service.

"We're aware of what has happened and are looking into the matter. But as yet, we have no other details," says Chuck Thompson, head of public affairs for CBC's English Services.

The CBC has received reports of two other cases in Nova Scotia: one from Spryfield and another from Eastern Passage.