Watch out for taxi scam that aims to get debit, card numbers: Guelph police
Police in Guelph, Ont., are looking for two men who are reportedly using a fake taxi to approach people and try to scam them out of their debit or credit card information.
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Posted: May 25, 2021 12:33 PM ET | Last Updated: May 25
Guelph police spokesperson Scott Tracey is warning people to be cautious after one man lost more than $700 in a fake taxi scam. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
KITCHENER Guelph police are looking for someone they say has been driving a fake taxi throughout the city. Officials say the car has been approaching people and possibly compromising their debit cards. Around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, police tweeted that they had received three calls in the last half hour. The car is described as an older black Crown Victoria with a faded ‘Beck Taxi’ sign on the roof.
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Posted: Apr 11, 2021 9:56 PM ET | Last Updated: April 12
Beck Taxi CEO Kristine Hubbard says without much support for drivers from the government, she is considering withdrawing service to some neighbourhoods with high case counts of COVID-19 and to testing sites and isolation centres. (Yanjun Li/CBC)
Published Monday, April 12, 2021 1:36PM EDT Beck Taxi is urging the province to immediately prioritize cab drivers for COVID-19 vaccination, noting that they are among the few essential workers who are expected to interact with known positive COVID-19 cases. Speaking to CP24 on Monday morning, Kristine Hubbard, the operations manager for Beck Taxi, said she is constantly getting calls from drivers inquiring about when they will be eligible for a vaccine. “This is a situation where our province and our city are telling people, ‘Don t take public transit if you are sick. Take a taxi.’ And so these are the people who are escorting our most vulnerable members of our community door-to-door,” she said.
TORONTO Beck Taxi is urging the province to immediately prioritize cab drivers for COVID-19 vaccination, noting that they are among the few essential workers who are expected to interact with known positive COVID-19 cases. Speaking to CP24 on Monday morning, Kristine Hubbard, the operations manager for Beck Taxi, said she is constantly getting calls from drivers inquiring about when they will be eligible for a vaccine. “This is a situation where our province and our city are telling people, ‘Don t take public transit if you are sick. Take a taxi.’ And so these are the people who are escorting our most vulnerable members of our community door-to-door,” she said.