Edmonton police are warning people about a tax-payment scam after a woman was duped into…
City Of Ottawa treasurer tricked into wiring $100K US to fraudster
April 9, 2019 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) – City treasurer Marian Simulik fell for a “fake CEO scam” and wired more than $100,000 to a fraudster last summer, according to a startling report from Ottawa’s audit general released Monday afternoon. Many...
Ont. woman charged in social media fraud case, dozens of victims uncovered
April 5, 2019 (Courtesy of the Canadian Press) – A woman from Welland, Ont., is facing new charges over fraudulent use of personal information from social media. Police allege two women used information from friends’ Facebook pages to create false... Breaking Court Decisions For The Week Of March 25th
Every week the staff of Canadian Fraud News collects and publishes breaking fraud related court decisions not otherwise reported by mainstream media. Below is our weekly summary for the week of March 25, 2019 R. v. Arthur Wong, 2019 BCPC 32 In a decision dated March...
Norman Groot Discusses Fraud Recovery On the Wolf Of Bay Street
Mar.28, 2019 – Recently, Norman Groot of Investigation Counsel PC, visited the Wolf of Bay Street, Wolfgang Klein, to discuss fraud recovery litigation and share some of his previous fraud recovery stories. Listen to the full interview below. Norman Groot...
Police warn of SIM-swapping scam after three incidents in Edmonton
Mar. 27 2019 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) – As Fraud Prevention Month draws to a close, Edmonton police are warning of a new scam that recently popped up in the city: SIM swapping. SIM cards, also known as subscriber identification modules, are used by cellphone...