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Halifax woman defrauded $1,200 after wallet stolen, thieves reportedly impersonated her bank

Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax café. After that came the fraudulent phone calls that ended up costing her $1,200.

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Candida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax café. Candida Hadley met a friend for tea at a café in north-end Halifax last week. After searching everywhere and asking café staff if someone had turned it in, she realized it had been stolen. As she was about to leave the café to freeze her cards, she got a call that her phone identified as coming from Royal Bank. The caller said there had been suspicious activity on her card and asked several verification questions, even leaving her on the line for a couple of minutes as they purportedly looked things up on their end, as banks often do. "I feel like it was just exactly the kind of thing you would expect when you get a call, right?" said Hadley.

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From the storyCandida Hadley's wallet was stolen from a north-end Halifax café.

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From the storyAfter searching everywhere and asking café staff if someone had turned it in, she realized it had been stolen.

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From the storyAfter searching everywhere and asking café staff if someone had turned it in, she realized it had been stolen.

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From the storyAfter searching everywhere and asking café staff if someone had turned it in, she realized it had been stolen.

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From the storyAs she was about to leave the café to freeze her cards, she got a call that her phone identified as coming from Royal Bank.

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