Advertised Fort Saskatchewan craft fair a scam, RCMP warn - BERITAJA

RCMP successful Fort Saskatchewan are informing section artisans not to motion up for a craft fair it says is simply a scam.

The Northern Prairie Craft, Food & Vendor Fair is being advertised arsenic a three-day arena taking spot Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28 astatine the Dow Centennial Centre.

RCMP said the clone arena has been confirmed to beryllium a scam pinch some the booking facility, arsenic good arsenic a vendor who was defrauded erstwhile they booked a array via an Eventbrite listing advertizing for vendors.

The page, still unrecorded arsenic of publishing, said the big was “Epic Events Center” and instructed willing vendors to email theultimatevendorfest@gmail.com to book a table.

It said ft postulation was expected to scope complete 3,500 visitors each time pinch abstraction disposable for complete 150 vendors.

“Visitors will bask exploring a wide assortment of handcrafted goods, original artwork, manner items, location décor, artisan crafts, specialty foods, refreshing beverages, and galore different unsocial products,” the page promoted.

The arena was charging $100/day for a 10×10 space, $110/day for a 10×20 space, $120/day for a 10×30 space, $130/day for portion vendors and $140/day nutrient trucks.

RCMP opportunity nary of it is real.

If you are unsure whether you are being targeted by a scam, constabulary opportunity to sojourn the Government of Canada’s website to study about communal scam types.

If you person been the unfortunate of fraud, study it to your section rule enforcement agency and to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre aliases by calling 1-888-495-8501.

Be judge to interaction your slope and in installments paper institution if you judge your individual aliases financial accusation has been compromised.