By 3:15 pm Thursday, the Penticton RCMP has received over 50 telephone calls from the public that they have received telephone calls from individuals claiming to be with Revenue Canada and that they are being told to pay or the Police will be called.

The Penticton RCMP ask that the public hang up and do not provide any personal information.  It is also causing a huge back log for our front counter staff who are not able to handle the numerous calls and people that are trying to get through on other matters are not able to.

Unless the public has unwittingly fallen victim to this scam, there is no need to report it to the RCMP.