[BCMA] Refund scam alert

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Burnaby Village Museum is also a no fee museum and we still had this happen too.  The date in question was also when the site was closed for the season.

Lisa Langlet

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Thanks for this warning.  Fortunately, admission to our museum is free or by voluntary donation, so this scammer would have no leverage with us.



Dr. Peter Moogk

Curator

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Museum

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A heads-up for museum and heritage sites in Metro Vancouver:



Someone recently tried to scam our museum into refunding their admission fees. Originally beginning with a false claim of "bad service" (saying we sold a ticket to their family 15 minutes prior to closing so they wanted their money back - which we had proof that it did not happen), this escalated into an accusation of "siphoning from their bank account" and a false threat of an RCMP report being filed. A copy of their "bank statement" led us to believe that he has tried the same scam with other museums and galleries.



If this sounds familiar, please contact me and I can provide information on how to deal with this individual.

Mimi Horita
Marketing & Visitor Services Manager
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society
mimi.horita at gogcannery.org<mailto:mimi.horita at gogcannery.org> | t: 604.664.9006
gulfofgeorgiacannery.org<http://www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org/>

Experience Canada's West Coast fishing history at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site








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