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Support worker who stole from the elderly arrested again for fraud, theft: police
Feb. 37, 2019 – A Burlington personal support worker who was already facing charges for stealing from elderly, police say, has been re-arrested for fraud and theft. The woman was taken into custody on Feb. 20 and charged with fraud under $5,000, two counts...
Dad and daughter fined $4m for stealing winning lottery ticket
Feb. 27, 2019 – Jun-Chul Chung, 68, and his daughter Kathleen Chung, 36, were sentenced to seven and four years in prison. Her brother, Kenneth Chung, who ran the convenience store in a Toronto suburb where his father worked, was given a 10-month sentence. The...
Families bilked in puppy scam, says Better Business Bureau
Jan. 10 2019 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) -The Better Business Bureau is warning people shopping for a new puppy to be aware of a potential fraudster claiming to offer a free puppy to a good home. “It does seem to be affecting people from all across Canada,” said...
CRTC launches new protections against fraudlent Calls
Dec. 20, 2018 (Courtesy of NationalPost.com) – Canadians will soon have greater protection from scam phone calls. Today, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ruled that service providers must apply additional levels of protection to...
Online scam uses fake endorsements from Canadian media personalities to sell products
Dec. 14, 2018 (Courtesy of ctvnews.ca) – Lisa LaFlamme is not quitting her job to sell skincare products. Neither is Marilyn Denis or Melissa Grelo. But bogus online ads using fake endorsements from several Canadian media personalities have left many shoppers...