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Usain Bolt appears to speak out after being scammed for $10 million
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
This ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, the FBI says. Then she boarded a plane and disappeared
How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
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Usain Bolt appears to speak out after being scammed for $10 million
Usain Bolt is one of the most well-known athletes in the world, with the Jamaican sprinter dominating the Olympics like few other...
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud trend continues. A year ago, Melissa Walsh says police assured her family it...
This ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, the FBI says. Then she boarded a plane and disappeared
Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and...
How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home...
Information Wanted
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Six Indians charged in multimillion-dollar tech scam in US, Canada
New York: Five Indian men and a woman have been charged in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of them elderly, in the US and Canada. Gagan Lamba, 41, and Harshad Madaan, 34, from New Delhi; Jayant...
Five contractors charged in Canadian social housing renovation fraud
In a rare preferred indictment that could have a ripple effect across Canada, five contractors in Manitoba have been charged in a conspiracy to commit fraud in social housing renovation projects. The federal government’s Competition Bureau announced Monday that the...
Denise Henn’s Fraud Sentence Reduced on Appeal
On November 8, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reduced a bookkeeper’s fraud sentence from 12 month custodial to a two-year conditional sentence (house arrest) plus probation plus a $45,000 restitution order. Denise Henn’s original sentence was imposed by...
Police asking for help identifying person in Chatham-Kent fraud investigation
The Chatham-Kent Police Service is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying this person in relation to a fraud investigation. Police released a photo of a person wearing a black winter jacket, grey pants and black shoes. Anyone with information is asked to...
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,...
Information Wanted on Aiden Pleterski and Mitchell Learning of Ajax, Ontario
The Toronto based law firm Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers, is asking anyone who transferred funds to Aiden Pleterski of Whitby, Ontario, or had dealings with Mitchell Learning in the context of the foreign exchange investment scheme of Aiden Pleterski to contact them confidentially.
Crypto Currency Fraud
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Six Indians charged in multimillion-dollar tech scam in US, Canada
New York: Five Indian men and a woman have been charged in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of them elderly, in the US and Canada. Gagan Lamba, 41, and Harshad Madaan, 34, from New Delhi; Jayant...
Five contractors charged in Canadian social housing renovation fraud
In a rare preferred indictment that could have a ripple effect across Canada, five contractors in Manitoba have been charged in a conspiracy to commit fraud in social housing renovation projects. The federal government’s Competition Bureau announced Monday that the...
Denise Henn’s Fraud Sentence Reduced on Appeal
On November 8, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reduced a bookkeeper’s fraud sentence from 12 month custodial to a two-year conditional sentence (house arrest) plus probation plus a $45,000 restitution order. Denise Henn’s original sentence was imposed by...
This ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, the FBI says. Then she boarded a plane and disappeared
Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” blared through the speakers. “Looks like a girl, but she’s a flame. So bright, she can burn your...
Nova Scotia warns public of crypto scam resulting in ‘unrecoverable’ losses
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is warning residents of a crypto scam, which it says is often cruelly referred to as a "pig butchering" scheme. The commission said in a Monday morning release the scam is causing "individual losses of hundreds of thousands of...
Alameda’s ex-CEO tells judge she hid billions in loans to FTX execs
Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto mogul's Alameda Research, the hedge fund's former chief told a judge in her guilty plea for her role in the exchange's collapse. Caroline Ellison, former chief...
Breaking Court Decisions
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Six Indians charged in multimillion-dollar tech scam in US, Canada
New York: Five Indian men and a woman have been charged in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of them elderly, in the US and Canada. Gagan Lamba, 41, and Harshad Madaan, 34, from New Delhi; Jayant...
Five contractors charged in Canadian social housing renovation fraud
In a rare preferred indictment that could have a ripple effect across Canada, five contractors in Manitoba have been charged in a conspiracy to commit fraud in social housing renovation projects. The federal government’s Competition Bureau announced Monday that the...
Denise Henn’s Fraud Sentence Reduced on Appeal
On November 8, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reduced a bookkeeper’s fraud sentence from 12 month custodial to a two-year conditional sentence (house arrest) plus probation plus a $45,000 restitution order. Denise Henn’s original sentence was imposed by...
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Six Indians charged in multimillion-dollar tech scam in US, Canada
New York: Five Indian men and a woman have been charged in connection with a transnational technical support scam that targeted more than 20,000 victims, many of them elderly, in the US and Canada. Gagan Lamba, 41, and Harshad Madaan, 34, from New Delhi; Jayant...
Denise Henn’s Fraud Sentence Reduced on Appeal
On November 8, 2022, the Ontario Court of Appeal reduced a bookkeeper’s fraud sentence from 12 month custodial to a two-year conditional sentence (house arrest) plus probation plus a $45,000 restitution order. Denise Henn’s original sentence was imposed by...
BC court awards $742K in damages to intimacy scam
A property in Vancouver’s Fairview neighborhood, a poor line of credit, a trusted French man and an elderly couple he believed to be pseudo-parents are at the center of a messy legal battle in the B.C. Supreme Court. On October 5, Justice Warren Millman ordered the...
Investment Fraud
‘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...
‘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...
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Online Fraud
This ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammed investors out of $4 billion, the FBI says. Then she boarded a plane and disappeared
Ruja Ignatova strode onto the stage in a flowing burgundy ball gown adorned with black sparkles. Beams of light flashed, fireballs erupted and Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” blared through the speakers. “Looks like a girl, but she’s a flame. So bright, she can burn your...
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Nova Scotia warns public of crypto scam resulting in ‘unrecoverable’ losses
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is warning residents of a crypto scam, which it says is often cruelly referred to as a "pig butchering" scheme. The commission said in a Monday morning release the scam is causing "individual losses of hundreds of thousands of...
Alameda’s ex-CEO tells judge she hid billions in loans to FTX execs
Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto mogul's Alameda Research, the hedge fund's former chief told a judge in her guilty plea for her role in the exchange's collapse. Caroline Ellison, former chief...
Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases
Recent case in St. John's court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t happy...
Russian-Canadian man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes
A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old dual Russian and...
Are You a Newcomer to Canada? Watch Out For These Scams
Canada has a reputation for being one of the most welcoming countries in the world for immigrants. But not everyone here wants to see you succeed. For Canada’s current generation of thieves, immigrants — even those who haven’t yet arrived in the country — make ideal...
Canadians down $360 million to scams this year; police warn of social-media fraud
Canadians have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to scams this year, and the Saskatchewan RCMP is warning the public about a trick involving social media accounts that you might normally trust. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre's records say $362.7 million has been...
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Mortgage Fraud
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud trend continues. A year ago, Melissa Walsh says police assured her family it only happened to them. Fraudsters nearly sold her great uncle's east end Toronto home without the family's knowledge. "We...
How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views from the tallest residential tower in Canada. Documents provided by...
Founders of mortgage investment firm Fortress Real Developments Inc. charged with fraud
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged two men with fraud in connection with a syndicated mortgages scheme involving Fortress Real Developments, following a years-long investigation. Jawad Rathore of Markham, Ont., and Vince Petrozza of Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Canada-wide warrant for Toronto man in a $10M mortgage fraud investigation
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted in an investigation into alleged mortgage frauds valued at more than $10 million, Toronto police say. Multiple mortgage frauds have been reported to police. Investigators said they believe a...
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud trend continues. A year ago, Melissa Walsh says police assured her family it only happened to them. Fraudsters nearly sold her great uncle's east end Toronto home without the family's knowledge. "We...
How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views from the tallest residential tower in Canada. Documents provided by...
Consumer Fraud
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud trend continues. A year ago, Melissa Walsh says police assured her family it only happened to them. Fraudsters nearly sold her great uncle's east end Toronto home without the family's knowledge. "We...
How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu's condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views from the tallest residential tower in Canada. Documents provided by...
Founders of mortgage investment firm Fortress Real Developments Inc. charged with fraud
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged two men with fraud in connection with a syndicated mortgages scheme involving Fortress Real Developments, following a years-long investigation. Jawad Rathore of Markham, Ont., and Vince Petrozza of Richmond Hill, Ont.,...
Canada-wide warrant for Toronto man in a $10M mortgage fraud investigation
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted in an investigation into alleged mortgage frauds valued at more than $10 million, Toronto police say. Multiple mortgage frauds have been reported to police. Investigators said they believe a...
How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledge
Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud trend continues. A year ago, Melissa Walsh says police assured her family it only happened to them. Fraudsters nearly sold her great uncle's east end Toronto home without the family's knowledge. "We...
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...
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Romance & Relationship Fraud
Love hurts: Alleged ‘romance scam’ costs Norfolk resident more than $200,000
An online relationship left a Norfolk County resident in tears — and out a lot of money — in what police are calling a “romance scam.” Police said the victim met the alleged scammer online in November 2021. Over the course of several emails and phone...
Peel police arrest man in alleged ‘romance scam,’ believe there are more victims
A Brampton man has been arrested after allegedly receiving over $10,000 in a “romance scam,” and police believe there may be more victims. In a news release on Thursday, Peel Regional Police said an older adult victim sent money to the suspect to allegedly pay off...
BC court awards $742K in damages to intimacy scam
A property in Vancouver’s Fairview neighborhood, a poor line of credit, a trusted French man and an elderly couple he believed to be pseudo-parents are at the center of a messy legal battle in the B.C. Supreme Court. On October 5, Justice Warren Millman ordered the...
Man wanted in romance scam investigation now in custody in Quebec after arrest in Ontario
Man, 47, arrested in York Region, faced fraud charges in Drummondville, Quebec. A man wanted in a romance scam investigation is now in custody in Quebec after he was arrested north of Toronto this week. At least one alleged victim is grateful to hear of the...