Economic/Technical Crimes Section
Members of the Economic and Technical Crime Section investigate files forwarded by patrol officers, corporate investigators, and outside law enforcement agencies. Files investigated by this Section typically involve more complex fraudulent schemes requiring search warrants and time-consuming investigations.
A fraud offence may be described as a theft in which the victim willingly parts with something of value. Fraudulent schemes have adapted to new opportunities provided by the technology of financial transactions. These schemes include debit
card skimming, credit card cloning, identity theft, and Internet-based crime.
The Economic and Technical Crimes Section maintains relationships with other police agencies, financial institutions and related public agencies.
What you can do to fight fraud
Fraud and identity theft has become a widespread epidemic, not only in the Lower Mainland but throughout the world. The Economic Crimes Section is taking proactive steps to combat these crimes by warning the community of these increasingly sophisticated schemes. » See more information on how you can protect yourself against fraud.
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