{"id":63791,"date":"2026-04-12T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=63791"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:30:59","slug":"rcmp-in-n-b-issue-warning-about-fraudulent-letters-delivered-by-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=63791","title":{"rendered":"RCMP in N.B. issue warning about fraudulent letters delivered by mail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW BRUNSWICK:<\/strong> RCMP in New Brunswick are sharing a public advisory about fraudulent letters being delivered by mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such and even though we&#8217;re in N.S., it may be good for our readers to know of this as it could be happening here as well so we at The Laker News thought it was good to share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police in New Brunswick say these letters closely resemble long running scam emails that claim you are the only remaining relative of a wealthy prince or financier and promise a large payout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These scams often target seniors and try to create a sense of urgency or secrecy to pressure victims into sending money or personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56514&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legitimate inheritances do not arrive unexpectedly by letter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never send money, gift cards, or personal or banking information to someone you don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be cautious of messages that sound too good to be true<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or a loved one receives a suspicious letter, do not respond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Report it to local police or the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre: <a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56191&#8243;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW BRUNSWICK: RCMP in New Brunswick are sharing a public advisory about fraudulent letters being delivered by mail. As such and even though we&#8217;re in N.S., it may be good for our readers to know of this as it could be happening here as well so we at The Laker News thought it was good [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[10772,1734,1077,14,1332,1344],"class_list":["post-63791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-fraudulent-letters","tag-new-brunswick","tag-nova-scotia","tag-rcmp","tag-scam","tag-scammers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}