Food fraud is on the rise and 40 per cent of Canadians have been victim…
Bankman-Fried points to law firm advice as FTX fraud defense
Such a defense would place further scrutiny on the relationship between FTX and Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West. FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is laying the groundwork for a defense that argues he relied upon the advice of a prominent Silicon Valley law...
Waterloo Regional Police warn about fraudulent cheque scam
Fraudsters are scamming young people with false promises of a “money-making opportunity” involving fraudulent cheques, prompting a police warning on Friday. The fraudsters contact the victims through an instant messaging app, asking them to deposit a cheque, Waterloo...
Online fraud has a new name — and another, and another
I get so many scam emails, I spend more time blocking and filtering fraudulent ones than reading real ones. Dear Reader: Congratulations. You have been personally selected as a WINNER in the Gazette’s “lucky-column-reader” lottery that you probably forget that you...
As the value of Maud Lewis paintings soars, so does risk of fraud
Lack of expertise with art fraud in police, judicial systems part of problem, lawyer says. Some art experts are cautioning that the soaring value of Maud Lewis paintings will make the Nova Scotia folk artist’s work more attractive for fraudsters to replicate....