by L Poole | Mar 10, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured
An elderly Nanaimo couple lost nearly $400,000 after falling victim to a phony lottery scam. According to the Nanaimo RCMP, the scam started in early 2021 when the couple, both in their late ’80s, answered a phone call from someone claiming to be from Reader’s Digest...
by L Poole | Feb 8, 2022 | Consumer Fraud, Featured
A Toronto area woman who racked up bills totalling almost $4,500 during a visit to Caesars Windsor while armed with bank cards and identification stolen from multiple people was sentenced Monday to eight months in jail. Kelly McCarthy, 33, was originally charged with...
by Admin | Jun 30, 2021 | Consumer Fraud, Featured
If you get an email that looks like it’s from the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) about rebate programs, be extra careful. The board is warning of email scams making the rounds and the emails often look like they’re from them, but they’re not. They typically inlcude a link...
by BlogTO | Feb 18, 2021 | Consumer Fraud, Daily News
Feb. 18, 2021 – Toronto police warn the public of ongoing taxi fraud scams in the city and advising that all riders be extra vigilant when riding in a cab. According to a public safety alert from police, multiple taxi fraud scams have been reported in Toronto...
by Admin | Dec 7, 2020 | Consumer Fraud, Featured, Phone Scam
Toronto (December 7, 2020) – The busy holiday season is prime time for scammers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting victims – especially leading into weekends. In response to increased fraudulent activity across the province, Ontario’s four largest electricity...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2020 | Consumer Fraud, Featured, Financial Fraud
London (December 2, 2020) – The London police arrested a wanted woman, Amanda Lee Rose Albert, posing as a Personal Support Worker (PSW) two weeks after issuing an arrest warrant against her for multiple fraud and theft charges. Albert is accused of stealing from...