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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2017-05-10, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday. May 10. 2017 ►POLICE BRIEFS CANOE & KAYAK STOLEN (HURON EAST, Ont.) - Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigat- ing the recent theft of a canoe and kayak stolen from a prop- erty located on Kippen Road. Sometime between 12:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on April 28, 2017 those responsible stole the canoe and kayak from the rear of the property. The kayak is described as a 12> blue, black & white Clearwater Designs Muskoka model valued at $460. The canoe is described as a 16> red & white H2O Adven- turer model valued at $2,000. Any person with informa- tion regarding this incident should immediately contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310- 1122 or (519) 524-8314 Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800- 222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. (HURON COUNTY, Ont.) - Huron County residents need to be aware the Mystery Shop- per scam is currently active. In fact, in one recent case a Huron East resident was vic- timized for nearly $2500. Getting paid to go shop- ping? Sounds like a great gig, making a hefty sum of money for a relatively small amount of your time. Before you get too excited and respond to that enticing ad or letter that shows up in your mailbox, please remember the old adage, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is". Yes, there are plenty of legitimate mystery shopping companies, which hire individuals to drop in unan- nounced at retailers, hotels, restaurants and other busi- nesses to secretly evaluate customer service. However, the fraudulent kind typically works as fake check scams. Scammers often use free online classified websites to recruit potential victims. Consumers answer tempting online posts, emails or text message ads to become a mystery shopper. The «employer» sends a letter with shopping tasks to be com- pleted in a «professional and expeditious» manner at vari- ous stores. Enclosed with the «Congratulatory Letter• is a cheque that is to be used by the «employee» with purchasing the goods and fulfilling the shop- ping tasks. The «employee» is told to deposit the cheque and is instructed to keep a portion of the money as a payment. The remaining funds are to be used to send a wire transfer of funds to test the company>s procedure or customer ser- vice skills. In this instance the «employee>s» assignment was to evaluate the «effective- ness and efficiency of Banks» Eventually the cheque is returned as counterfeit and the «employee» is account- able to pay for the funds that were transferred. In this par- ticular case a 46 -year old from Huron East deposited the cheque into her account, completed her assignments and then proceeded to deposit $2480 into the scammers 4 7 II DI JL � RocToRy You are invited to attend these area churches ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN 21 Jarvis St., Seaforth Church Office 519-527-1522 holyspirit@tcc.on.ca Rev. Shaun Eaton - Priest -in -Charge Sunday May 14 Mother's Day PWRDF Sunday in support of Huron Hunger Fund Worship at 9:30 am followed by coffee hour Guest Priest: The Rev'd Lynn Mitchell Everyone Welcome Deanery Council meets Tues. May 16 at 7 pm Council meets Wed. May 17 at 2 pm EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH 26 Kippen Road Egmondville 519-527-1991 Rev. Christine Hossack Mothers Day / Christian Family Day Worship May 14th 10:30 Youth Sunday School 10:30 Please come and join us Web site: www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com Plant &Bake Sale May13th BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Interim Pastor: Rev. Laurie Morris May 14 - 11 am "Like a Mother" Sunday School — 9:45 am May 21 - 11 am "Christian Certainties" Tuesday Evenings: Youth Group — 6:30 — 9 pm Men's Bible Study — 7 pm EVERYONE WELCOME FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth 519-527-0170 Rev. Dwight Nelson Lorrie Mann - Organist Sunday, May 14 11 am Mother's Day Breakfast May 14 7:30-10am • Sunday School Nursery Provided as Needed �' ALL WELCOME ea orthhuronex ! ositor.co account. Upon returning home the victim decided to go online to do some check- ing on the company she was working for and she immedi- ately noticed she had fallen for a scam. She immediately reported the scam to her bank and police however the dam- age was already done and the prospects of getting her money back are unlikely. Consistent with most scams the scam artist requests you to be «discrete and confidential» and «act in accordance with the Employee Code of Business and Ethics'>. This scam is also dependent on you responding immediately. The mystery shop- per letter states, «Although this is a training exercise, it should be considered a job inter- view. An offer of a permanent position will be based on the time it takes you to complete the assignment». The scam artist wants you to feel pres- sured and to act quickly before the bank or consumer deter- mines it is a fake cheque. HERE ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS TO HELP PROTECT YOURSELF Be mindful where you post your resume; scammers often use legitimate web- sites to seek out victims A legitimate employer will never send funds and request a portion of it back. Do your research. A sim- ple search on the Internet can save you thousands of dollars. Beware of unsolicited text messages and emails offer- ing employment If it sounds too good to be true. it probably is. TRACTOR STOLEN FROM JOBSITE (CENTRAL HURON, Ont.) - Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are currently investigating the theft of a John Deere front end loader tractor that was stolen from a construc- tion site located at a bridge on Summerhill Road near Wildlife Line. A construction crew had left the tractor at the jobsite over the weekend and it was noticed on Sunday April 30th that the tractor had been stolen. Investigators believe the theft took place sometime between 5:00 p.m. on Fri- day, April 28th and sometime on Sunday, April 29th, 2017. The tractor is described as a 2002 green and yellow John Deere model 5420 front end loader tractor. The tractor is val- ued at approximately $30,000. Any person with information regarding this incident should immediately contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800- 222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. OPP DRUG WARRANT EXECUTED IN GODERICH (GODERICH, Ont.) - On Wednes- day, April 26, 2017, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commu- nity Street Crime Unit with the assistance of the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Huron OPP executed two Controlled Drugs and Sub- stances Act (CDSA) search war- rants at two residences located on Hamilton Street in the Town of Goderich, Huron County, Ontario. As a result of the execution of the first search warrant, police seized cannabis mari- juana, clonazepam and oxyco- done. The combined street value of the seized controlled sub- stances is estimated at $3,900. Police also seized drug traffick- ing paraphernalia and a pro- hibited weapon (firearm). A 22 -year-old from Goderich and a 19 -year-old from Goderich have been charged with: Pos- session for the Purposes of Traf- ficking Marihuana and Clon- azepam, Possession of Oxy- codone, Unauthorized Posses- sion of a Firearm and Posses- sion of a Prohibited Weapon. Both have been released from custody with court appear- ances scheduled for May 15, 2017 at the Ontario Court of Justice - Goderich. Police executed the second search warrant and seized cocaine, oxycodone and hydro- morphone. The combined street value of the seized controlled substances is estimated at $550. Police also seized traf- ficking paraphemalia and recov- ered two stolen drills, a battery charger and carrying case. A 28 -year-old from Goderich and a 25 -year-old from Goder- ich have been charged with Pos- session of Cocaine, Oxycodone and Hydromorphone and Pos- session of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000. 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