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The biggest CRA-related scams to watch for this tax season

Victims often realize immediately after they've been tricked that they've fallen for a scam While Canadians are preparing their tax returns, fraudsters are preparing their newest batch of scam messages, particularly those pretending to be from the Canada Revenue...

700 Indian Students In Canada Face Deportation On ‘Fake College Admission Letters’

Over 700 Indians in Canada face deportation after their college entrance offer letters, on which they entered the country on a study visa three to four years ago, were discovered to be false, according to reports. They received the deportation letters from the...

Whitby woman faces over 30 charges in rental fraud investigation on Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji

A 46-year-old woman is facing over 30 charges for allegedly advertising a room for rent in Ajax, accepting payment for it, and then not allowing tenants to move in. On Feb. 21, Durham police said they became aware of the alleged fraud when a woman, who went by the...

Fraud Prevention Month 2023

Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a new wave of scammers and criminals who want to continue to take advantage of Canadians – in anyway they can. March is Fraud Prevention Month, but that doesn’t mean every month shouldn't be a month to be mindful and vigilant...

Former Norfolk youth soccer club treasurer charged with fraud, OPP says

Police say 33-year-old Norfolk man stole 'thousands of dollars'. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says the former treasurer of a youth soccer club in Norfolk county has been charged with fraud of over $5,000. OPP said it received a complaint from...

‘The Language of Fraud’ is contributing to scams in Canada

An analysis by Visa shows such language leads Canadians to respond to unsolicited texts and emails. Digital scams are more common than ever, and language has played an important role in popularizing them. According to a recent analysis by Visa, fraudsters create...

A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out of $21,000 after getting a call from an AI-generated voice pretending to be their son

Benjamin Perkin told The Washington Post his parents got a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer who told them their son needed money for legal fees, and used an AI-generated voice to ask his parents for money.  A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out...

The anatomy of a stolen home — and how 3 suspects got caught

CBC News has learned exclusive details behind an alleged title fraud in January that led to 3 arrests. It began as a typical phone call for Niroosan (Niro) Vivekanantharajah — someone who found him on Google, asking for his help in closing a home...

Reno gone wrong: Toronto-based contractor, Todd Miller takes $82K, disappears

The project began in late 2021 when the customer, whose first name is Jeff, hired Miller Building Group, operated by Todd Miller. Global News has agreed to withhold Jeff's surname because of concerns for his safety, unrelated to this story. "Nothing but excuses, lies...

Ottawa woman says she lost $100,000 in an online investment cyber crime

Deborah Klein thought she bought a safe and guaranteed investment through an online site, but as it turns out, it was an elaborate scam. "To save that $100,000 it took working eight years, three days a week," Klein tells CTV News Ottawa, as she looks through stacks of...

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Fraud Prevention Month 2023

Fraud Prevention Month 2023

Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a new wave of scammers and criminals who want to continue to take advantage of Canadians – in anyway they...

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Peel police looking for 20-year-old accused of fraud

Peel police looking for 20-year-old accused of fraud

Peel police are looking for a 20-year-old man wanted on a charge of defrauding the public. From June to August, multiple victims across the Greater Toronto Area, including Peel, have reportedly lost thousands of dollars to a contractor who promised driveway repairs,...

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Investment Fraud

If fraudsters don’t pay court ordered restitution in Ontario it’s up to victims to try to collect

Unclear how much of nearly half a billion in restitution ordered for Ontario fraud victims is actually paid. arin Smith and her then husband were just trying to pay off their mortgage a little faster. But after the investment opportunity they agreed to in...

‘Be aware of warning signs’: Tecumseh resident loses $70,000 in online investment scheme

Essex County OPP are warning the public to be vigilant after a Tecumseh resident was defrauded of over $70,000 by investing in Crypto currency with an online Crypto currency brokerage. At this time, police say the victim is not able to retrieve their money from the...

Luxury cars seized from 23-year-old ‘Crypto King’ as investors try to recoup millions

Aiden Pleterski and his company allegedly owe $35M to more than 140 investors. Two McLarens, two BMWs and a Lamborghini make up just a few of the $2 million worth of assets seized from a 23-year-old from Whitby, Ont., as his investors try to recoup millions of dollars...

Information Wanted on Aiden Pleterski of Ajax, Ontario – Ponzi Scheme Foreign Exchange Investment Scheme

The Toronto based law firm Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers, is asking anyone who transferred funds to Aiden Pleterski of Whitby, Ontario, to contact them confidentially. Inquiries can be made to D. Slenys at dslenys@investigationcounsel.com. On June...

LSO tribunal considers Indigenous background in sentencing lawyer for misappropriation of funds

First misappropriation case where unique circumstances led to lesser penalty than license revocation. The Law Society of Ontario has obtained an eight-month suspension order against an Indigenous lawyer who admitted to misappropriating over $100,000 from her firm’s...

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The anatomy of a stolen home — and how 3 suspects got caught

CBC News has learned exclusive details behind an alleged title fraud in January that led to 3 arrests. It began as a typical phone call for Niroosan (Niro) Vivekanantharajah — someone who found him on Google, asking for his help in closing a home...

Multi-layered door-to-door sales scam could cost you your home

"A person visits you and says you have won a class-action lawsuit regarding the installation of your equipment and the money can only be used toward renovations to your home" Ontario's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is shining a light on a multi-layered door-to-door sales...

Ontario regulator warns real estate agents to watch for signs of fraudulent home sales

The body that regulates Ontario's 100,000 real estate agents and brokers is urging them to be more vigilant when verifying the identity of a client, amid a wave of fraudulent home sales and mortgages in the Toronto area. The Real Estate Council of...

Title fraud on the rise, property owners need to protect themselves

It’s difficult to imagine someone could sell a home without the owner knowing – or that a purchase could be made under fraudulent terms without the buyer realizing – but situations like this are happening right now in Canada. The number of people whose homes are being...

6 plaintiffs from Toronto’s Chinese community accuse broker of mortgage fraud

It's been more than three years, but Yan Ting "Tina" Li says she still remembers meeting Po Yuk "Peggy" Chan at a Thanksgiving party. The 45-year-old mother of four says Chan struck her as compassionate and pious, and took an instant liking to her. "I thought she was...
Multi-layered door-to-door sales scam could cost you your home

Multi-layered door-to-door sales scam could cost you your home

"A person visits you and says you have won a class-action lawsuit regarding the installation of your equipment and the money can only be used toward renovations to your home" Ontario's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is shining a light on a multi-layered door-to-door sales...

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Consumer Fraud

Waterloo police issue warning about new used car scam hitting area residents

Waterloo Regional Police have issued a warning about a new used car scam that has recently strike to dupe area residents. Police say the scammers are advertising vehicles as being for sale online. They say a meeting is then arranged between the buyer and seller where...

Rogers scam alert: Texts offering credit after outage are fake

Following a Canada-wide outage of Rogers and a subsequent notice that customers would receive a credit in recompense, scammers took to SMS to try and make a profit out of the misery. On Saturday, July 9, Rogers acknowledged that it knew about the problem. “We are...

Owner of mechanic shop in Lethbridge faces 62 charges after fraud investigation

Police in southern Alberta say an owner of a mechanic shop faces 62 charges after an investigation into alleged fraud. Investigators say they have identified more than two dozen victims and believe there could be more. Police say an investigation started last year...

Toronto police bust brazen moving scam, recover property belonging to 22 families

The Toronto Police Service has announced three suspects are facing several charges in connection with an alleged moving scam that saw items belonging to 22 families being recovered in an east-end warehouse. Const. Chris Long, an officer at 41 Division who has been...

Hamilton man says scammer used his home to promote ad for fake rental unit

In the middle of winter last year, Gary Brown said he and his family encountered a teary-eyed woman at the front door of their Hamilton Mountain home. The woman told Brown she had responded to an online ad that said his basement was available to...

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