by Tosha Hancott | May 20, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
Killaloe OPP are using the occasion of Police Week to remind you that online frauds aren’t going away. Spelled with a “ph”, Phishing is a scam in which an email that appears to be from a recognizable institution or company such as a bank or online subscription service...
by Tosha Hancott | May 20, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
A Windsor man is facing charges following an investigation into an alleged investment scheme that defrauded more than $800,000 from multiple victims. Police launched the investigation last September after a victim reported they had been swindled out of more than...
by Tosha Hancott | May 19, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
The Ontario Court of Justice has sentenced David Singh, former head of financial planning firm Fortune Financial Management Corp, to three and a half years in jail and ordered him to pay more than $4.8 million for defrauding investors. Ontario Court Justice Mara...
by Tosha Hancott | May 19, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
Thirteen members of a California prison-based bank fraud ring allegedly stole more than $2 million in unemployment benefits using the identities of inmates and visitors, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. An employee of...
by Tosha Hancott | May 19, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
Woman hires private detective, uncovers outstanding charges against ex-boyfriend from Waterloo region. A man from Waterloo region in Ontario who was found guilty of scamming multiple women out of over a reported $150,000 some 15 years ago is once...
by Tosha Hancott | May 17, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured
Don’t fall for text messages offering government relief, say finance officials. If you’ve received a text message offering you a $750 COVID-19 benefit, don’t click the link — it’s a scam. The N.W.T.’s department of finance...