There's an uprise in vacation rental scams and short-term rentals in Victoria, BC according to…
Charges laid after victim defrauded of $70K in romance scam in Ontario
Police have charged a 44-year-old woman and are searching for another person of interest after someone was defrauded of more than $70,000 in a romance scam. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they launched an investigation in March 2020 after being informed of a...
Luxury cars seized from 23-year-old ‘Crypto King’ as investors try to recoup millions
Aiden Pleterski and his company allegedly owe $35M to more than 140 investors. Two McLarens, two BMWs and a Lamborghini make up just a few of the $2 million worth of assets seized from a 23-year-old from Whitby, Ont., as his investors try to recoup millions of dollars...
Wanted crypto developer do kwon not in singapore, police say
Singapore Police Force said on Saturday the wanted crypto developer Do Kwon, who is accused of fraud by investors following the collapse of his cryptocurrencies Luna and TerraUSD, is currently not in the city-state. Kwon, the primary developer of the two...
Richmond victim warns of Apple gift card scam
Scammer used email of resident’s acquaintance in the scam. “It’s like that image of $1,000 with little wings flying out the window.” That’s how Richmond resident Susan Parsons described being a victim of an ongoing Apple gift card scam earlier this month. What...
Calgary’s tight rental market leads to more scams and frauds
Calgary renters already facing low vacancy rates and high prices are now being hit with another problem — rental fraud. “We’ve definitely seen an increase,” the Better Business Bureau’s Mary O’Sullivan-Andersen told Global News. The BBB said when you combine Calgary’s...