Five people have been arrested for allegedly pickpocketing wallets and committing fraud in the greater…
OPP charged nine people in private career college scheme
Markham (November 18, 2020) – The OPP charged nine people with multiple fraud related offenses in connection with a private career college scheme. The nine individuals were employees and a former student of the Royal Institute of Science Management (RISM) in Markham....
Credential stuffing attacks paralyze government online services
August 21, 2020 – The public online services of the government of Canada were recently under a series of cyberattacks. So-called credential stuffing attacks mounted on the GCKey service and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) accounts to fraudulently obtain government...
713 reports of identity fraud involving CERB
August 14, 2020 – Since spring, scammers have been using Canadian’s personal data to defraud the emergency programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) set up by the government to quickly provide money to people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19...
Casting a light on elder financial abuse on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15, 2020 – Elder abuse is a serious and growing problem. June 15 is the ‘World Elder Abuse Awareness Day’, which provides an opportunity for communities to promote a better understanding of the abuse and threats that older persons are facing by raising awareness...
Montreal woman arrested for alleged CERB fraud
Toronto (June 15, 2020) – The Toronto police arrested Karina Riel of Montreal on June 11 for allegedly opening assorted bank accounts in Toronto to defraud the CERB program. She is accused of using multiple identities to set up fraudulent bank accounts. The police...