by Windsor Star | Mar 2, 2021 | Bank Fraud, Recent Articles
March 2, 2021 (Windsor, Ont.) – A Windsor woman is facing multiple charges after police investigated a report from a Kingsville bank about someone apparently trying to fraudulently cash cheques. Kingsville OPP received a call on Feb. 2 about a possible fraud in...
by Brieanna Charlebois | Jan 18, 2021 | Bank Fraud, Featured
Cheryl MacLeod, of Hamilton, Ont., was convicted and sentenced on fraud, uttering forged documents and theft charges in relation to her role as owner and director of CTC Payroll Services. She claimed to be a payroll expert with over 25 years experience and operated...
by Marina Burghard | Dec 1, 2020 | Bank Fraud, Featured
Hamilton (December 1, 2020) – The Hamilton police urged the public to be vigilant for Good Samaritan scams in the area as well as the GTA. The scammers simulate an argument between a taxi driver and a customer. The victim is asked to help out the customer by using...
by Marina Burghard | Oct 21, 2020 | Bank Fraud, Featured, Financial Fraud
Halifax (October 21, 2020) – A former PC candidate in the last Nova Scotia election, Paul Edward Beasant, awaits his sentencing in a fraud case for March of next year after he pleaded guilty to using a counterfeit document on October 20. He allegedly used a forged...
by Marina Burghard | Oct 1, 2020 | Bank Fraud, Featured, Financial Fraud
London (October 1, 2020) – The London police issued a fraud warning against ATM cash withdrawal schemes. They received complaints from individuals being approached by a man who allegedly sent them a fake e-transfer and convinced them to withdraw the cash equivalent...
by Marina Burghard | Sep 11, 2020 | Bank Fraud, Featured, Identity Fraud
Ajax (September 11, 2020) – The Durham Regional Police arrested a 19-year-old woman on September 5 after she allegedly purchased a Land Rover Velar at an Ajax dealership using a fake ID. The car is worth more than $85,000. The Niagara Falls woman has been charged with...