Essex County OPP officers say they have been receiving several calls concerning the reoccurring telephone…
Two alleged money mules arrested in connection with transnational phone scams
Milton (February 18, 2020) – The RCMP arrested and charged a married couple from Brampton on February 12 for fraud and money laundering in connection with transnational phone scams. Gurinderpreet Dhaliwal (37) and Inderpreet Dhaliwal (36) are alleged to have been...
Woman sues TD Bank for violating a duty of care to its customers
Calgary (February 05, 2020) – Helen Franiel is suing TD Bank for violating a duty of care to its customers regarding fraud prevention. The TD Bank customer lost more than $240K over a 10-month period in a series of scams. Multiple bank drafts mostly just under $10K...
Individual arrested in connection with nation-wide phone scams
Metro Vancouver (September 25, 2019) – The RCMP arrested an individual in connection with phone scams targeting Canadians all across the country. The Mounties believe that the fraudulent calls originate from illegal call centers in India. The suspect is in Canada on a...
RCMP warn against CRA Bitcoin Scam
Coquitlam (September 20, 2019) – RCMP warn against the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Bitcoin Scam. The Coquitlam Mounties state that the complaints about phone calls of fraudsters posing as CRA employees demanding immediate payment in bitcoin has increased fourfold....
Ontario Court of Appeal raises sentence of $41 million Canada Revenue Agency fraudster
Toronto (August 08, 2019) – Kevin Plange’s sentence of 13 months in jail for defrauding the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) of more than $41 million was raised to three years by the Ontario Court of Appeal. Nevertheless, Plange served already his initial sentence. Since...