The person, whose identity has not been released, was met by investigators and a search was conducted at Drummondville’s home, it pointed out Q just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Interesting objects were foundthe police said in a press release.

According to the Sergeant of the Sûreté du Québec, Éloïse Cossette is the man is known police circles.

The man was released on a promise and must comply with certain conditions. He is scheduled to appear at the Trois-Rivières courthouse on March 27 to face fraud charges.

On November 14 and 15, the suspect reportedly called people at random and mentioned to them that he worked for Desjardins, the authorities said Q. He then informed them that there was a problem with their bank cards. The person would then ask citizens to put their cards in their mailbox with their personal identification number (PIN).

The suspect came very quickly after the phone calls to collect the cards. He then went, among other things, to withdraw money from an ATMadd the Q.

” The bank accounts of Nicolet residents, mostly senior citizens, were drained and in one case suffered financial losses of up to $5,000. »

The Sûreté du Québec takes the opportunity to encourage the population to be extra cautious about various scams that are more common these days.

People called people and told them that someone close to them, often a grandson, is in jail and needs thousands of dollars to get out or is in a hospital abroad and needs money.

According to the Sûreté du Québec, SMS fraud is also taking place these days. Citizens receive messages on their smartphones in English with a clickable link to receive one Anti-Inflation Advantage of CRA (free translation of Q : Amount intended to be collected to fight inflation, sourced from Canada’s Internal Revenue Service) .

People then see their name, date of birth and social security number, which can inspire trust, but the SQ cautions that this is a phishing attempt and that authorities never contact citizens for a response through this channel.