by L Poole | Sep 7, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
Waterloo Regional Police have issued a warning about a new used car scam that has recently strike to dupe area residents. Police say the scammers are advertising vehicles as being for sale online. They say a meeting is then arranged between the buyer and seller where...
by Admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured, Phone Scam
Following a Canada-wide outage of Rogers and a subsequent notice that customers would receive a credit in recompense, scammers took to SMS to try and make a profit out of the misery. On Saturday, July 9, Rogers acknowledged that it knew about the problem. “We are...
by Admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
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...
by Admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
The Toronto Police Service has announced three suspects are facing several charges in connection with an alleged moving scam that saw items belonging to 22 families being recovered in an east-end warehouse. Const. Chris Long, an officer at 41 Division who has been...
by L Poole | Apr 6, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
In the middle of winter last year, Gary Brown said he and his family encountered a teary-eyed woman at the front door of their Hamilton Mountain home. The woman told Brown she had responded to an online ad that said his basement was available to...
by staff | Mar 25, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
“It’s been devastating for a lot of people,” said Bill VanGorder with the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP). Since the start of the pandemic, VanGorder said scams that occur online or over the phone, are more common than ever. “It’s almost as if the...