Sometimes fraudsters allege the criminal offence of extortion as against their fraud victims for the…
Treadz Auto owner pleads guilty to $2M vehicle consignment fraud
Sept 7, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) – A Calgary man who bilked dozens of Calgary car owners out of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000. Sean O’Brien was facing 164 fraud and theft charges in connection to his vehicle...
Father, son, daughter sentenced in $12.5M lotto fraud case
Sept. 5, 2018 (Courtesy of CTVnews.ca ) – Three family members who won nearly $12.5 million on a free lottery ticket they had duped a customer at their variety store out of were sentenced Tuesday. Jun-Chul Chung was sentenced to seven years in prison. His...
Savvy Calgary senior outsmarts scammers in sophisticated phone scheme
Sept 4, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca ) – A Calgary grandmother outsmarted would-be phone scammers and is now warning others to be cautious of the sophisticated scheme. Anne Buckley was at home on Saturday when she got an unexpected call to her landline. “It...
Reports of CRA extortion scam on the rise
Aug. 30, 2018 (Courtesy of Citynews.ca) – Stores including pharmacy chain Rexall have started posting warnings about scams involving gift cards as reports about the fraud continue to mount. Fraudsters pretending to be the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have been...
A 90-year-old ‘grandma scam’ victim took out $10,000 from TD Bank to pay a fraudster — in cash
Aug. 29, 2018 (Courtesy of thestar.ca) – At 90 years old, Elizabeth Mary Mahoney is active and resourceful. Knee replacements haven’t slowed her down. She lives alone in her rented Toronto condo near High Park, takes long walks, rides the TTC and attends an...