One person is out $4,000 after trying to help someone, they were told, was in need.

According to Morden Police Service, the victim sent moneygrams and various gift cards to a man on the phone who said he needed money for his girlfriend who was in another country. Police informed the victim that this was a scam, and cautioned them on sending money to people not known to them.

A second fraud incident saw over $7,000 transferred out of the victim's bank account.

Police say the individual became aware of what was happening after noticing several large e-transfers had been sent from their online banking. After reporting the incident to their bank, the victim was told that a scammer had gained access to their online account through their email.

Meantime, Morden police officers, together with a local store manager, were able to thwart a gift card scam attempt.

Concerned that a customer had just bought $500 worth of gift cards for what they believed to be a scam, the manager contacted police. After speaking with the customer, officers learned the gift cards were to be sent to someone online, however they managed to convince the customer not to send the money.