On Monday, November 8th shortly after 12:30pm the victim attended the branch after receiving a phone call from someone posing as her grandson.
The scammer convinced the victim that he was in jail in Toronto and needed the $10,000 to be released from custody.
Intimidation tactics were used to persuade the victim not to contact anyone for any assistance and the victim was directed to her bank, to withdrawal the money and then forward it to the scammer.
Thanks to questions asked by the bank teller at BMO, the situation was recognized as a scam and the Stratford Police contacted.
Police attended, and with support of staff at the bank, the victim was put at ease and educated regarding these types of scams and no money was lost.
The Stratford Police say they issued the update to discuss these incidents with others and help prevent further scams from occurring.