Health officials in Vancouver are warning restaurant owners about a North America-wide phone scam in which callers posing as health officials try to get businesses to schedule inspections of their premises that never actually take place.

It is not yet clear what the purpose of the fraudulent calls is or even who is getting scammed.

Richard Taki, the regional director of health protection for Vancouver Coastal Health, described the scam in the following way:

  • The fake official calls up a restaurant threatening to fine the establishment unless the owner books a health inspection.
  • The caller advises the restaurant owner that a subsequent automated call will provide them with a numeric code that they should write down.
  • Shortly after they get the automated call, another person calls who says they are from the Health Department and asks for the numeric code.
  • The fake health official advises the restaurant to set up an in-person inspection and threatens to fine the establishment if it doesn’t co-operate.

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