Penticton, B.C. resident warning others of phone purchase scam [Video]

A Penticton, B.C., resident is warning others to beware after falling victim to a new and sophisticated phone purchase scam.

Nearly two months ago, Nadine Meagher received a phone call and the person on the other end of the line was claiming to be a Best Buy representative.

“Saying that they wanted to know if I wanted to upgrade my phone at a better plan and it sounded great,” said Meagher.

“So, I said sure, and they said it would take a few days for the phone to get delivered to me. It got delivered on a FedEx truck.”

However, when the phone arrived, Meagher said it was not the one she had ordered.

She then contacted the number to notify them of the mix-up and did as instructed to send the phone back to who Meagher thought was Best Buy.

“He said don’t worry, ma’am, we sent out 55 wrong …