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Woman refuses bank scam, caller triggers armed police response

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“Woman refuses bank scam, caller triggers armed police response”

A Canadian woman who refused to follow instructions from a suspected bank fraudster was left shaken when police arrived at her home after a false report that she was being held hostage. The incident happened on October 23 in Lower Truro, Nova Scotia, after a caller falsely reported that three armed individuals were holding a woman at a home on Tideview Drive. Colchester County District RCMP said Truro Police Service passed on the report at about 9.45am. Officers from both services responded and…

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