Four alleged scammers arrested for posing as anti-fraud agents

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeLocal News Four alleged scammers arrested for posing as anti-fraud agents One victim lost almost $26,000 Author of the article: By Bill Kaufmann Published Sep 14, 2026 2 minute read Join the conversation Calgary Police have issued a shelter-in-place as they investigate a residence near a business that was allegedly the victim of an attempted robbery. Jim Wells/Postmedia Article content Calgary police have arrested four men they say posed as anti-fraud bank agents to scam Calgarians, including a woman bilked for nearly $26,000. Article content On Aug. 5, a man identifying himself as representing her bank’s “anti-fraud department” asked her to confirm supposedly shady transactions on her account, insisting her credit card had been frozen. “The suspect then directed the victim to cut up her credit card and place it in an envelope to be picked up by a courier driving a silver Honda CRV,” police said in a press release. “The victim was contacted again by the suspect, who asked her to confirm her old personal identification number (PIN) and to verify a new PIN for her new card that would later be sent to her in the mail.” Article content Article content Article content The following day, the woman discovered several withdrawals from her account totaling $25,824 and was then told by her bank that her credit card hadn’t been frozen. Article content Noon News Roundup Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content After she informed police, officers on Aug. 29 went to a home in the 500 block of 15 Ave. S.E. where they seized a conducted energy weapon, a black replica pellet handgun, multiple bear spray canisters, a retractable baton, a and backpack full of .22-cal. ammunition. Article content They also found several items of identification and bank cards though to be linked to fraudulent activities and stolen vehicles, two stolen motorcycles parked nearby and a device that can access vehicles’ computer systems in order to steal them. Article content Charged with four counts of breaching a release order that includes removing an ankle monitor is Badr Ghassan Salim Al-Saffar, 28, who’s been remanded in custody. Article content Brandon…