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Friday, October 30, 2015
AND THE WINNER IS: THE SHEPPARD FAMILY From the spider that glowers from the roof to the pop-up graves in front Steve and Jocelyn Sheppard of Chemainus went all out to turn their front yard into the spookiest and most fun front yard in the Cowichan Valley this Halloween. There are so many decorations we couldn’t even get them all in one photo. Daughter Kennadie, right, and her friend Marley Ollett enjoy the display Wednesday afternoon as the big night — Oct. 31 — draws ever closer. Jocelyn said the display takes a day to put up and it all gets stored in the Halloween room of the house the rest of the year. Their Christmas display is equally impressive, said neighbours. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN]
Child porn scam banks on victims’ disgust SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
A Duncan man was surprised to learn his personal computer was being used to distribute child pornography all over the Internet. Except that it wasn’t. It’s just the most recent telephone scam making the rounds. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP received a complaint recently while the would-be victim was
still on the phone with the suspected scammers. The suspect, who identified himself as Shawn Patrick, told the man that he was an investigator from Cyber Crimes Control Board of Canada, a body he said works with law enforcement. Patrick was able to tell the complainant what his IP address was and went on to say that the man’s computer was being used
for child porn distribution. Patrick wanted access to the computer so as to put a stop to it. “Our complainant knew this was a bad idea but he was then connected to another man who identified himself as Alfred Jones. He gave his address as 269 Laurier Ave., in Ottawa and said his phone number was 613-4826363,” said a press release issued by the North Cowichan/Duncan
RCMP detachment. “Our complainant knew this sounded pretty hokey and that’s when he put the scammer on hold and called the police.” Mounties quickly confirmed it was indeed a scam and the man did not hand over control of his computer to the scammer. “We also informed our complainant that the RCMP conduct their own investigations and we
do not contract out to private companies,” said the release, noting if police suspected an individual of possessing or distributing child pornography they wouldn’t phone that person up and ask to access their computer. “Expect a knock at the door and a warrant in hand,” said the release. See PEOPLE HORRIFIED, Page 3
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