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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello from the Comox Archives & Museum Society:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We had an email which was obviously sent by the same scammer. He gave a phone number and we left a message on his phone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>telling him that we don’t charge admission and we have no credit debit machine at our museum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You are correct in assuming he is targeting all museums, and the scam has reached Vancouver Island as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for emailing all the members because it has probably spread throughout BC and maybe the rest of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Marcia Turner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> September-17-20 9:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Refund scam alert<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>A heads-up for museum and heritage sites in Metro Vancouver: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If this sounds familiar, please contact me and I can provide information on how to deal with this individual. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Mimi Horita<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>Marketing & Visitor Services Manager<br>Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society<br><a href="mailto:mimi.horita@gogcannery.org">mimi.horita@gogcannery.org</a> | t: 604.664.9006<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.gulfofgeorgiacannery.org/"><span lang=EN-CA style='color:blue'>gulfofgeorgiacannery.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:gray'>Experience Canada’s West Coast fishing history at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>