On May 14, police responded to a report of a fake jewellery fraud involving a…
Anti-fraud technology with a human touch
July 15, 2021 – The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in bank fraud analytics is continuing to move from reactively mitigating fraud that’s already occurred to preventing fraudulent activities from actually happening—but in ways that try not to...
Fraud and scam reports on the rise in 2021
July 8, 2021 – Canada has seen an increase in reports of fraud this year. So far in 2021, scam activity is showing a marked increase when compared with figures from last year. In the first four months of 2021, there were 33,455 reports of fraud and 19,610...
Surrey RCMP warn residents about fraud
June 8, 2021 – Surrey RCMP are reminding the public to be aware of investment scams after a persistent number of reports throughout this year. Since January, Surrey RCMP have received 59 reports of fraud involving crypto currency totaling approximately $612,748...
SEON and Prodigy’s IDVerifact team up to crack down on digital identity fraud
June 8, 2021 – Prodigy Ventures Inc. announced an agreement entered into between its wholly-owned subsidiary, IDVerifact Inc. and Seon, the fraud fighters. Last year it was reported that nearly half of companies experienced a fraud in the past 24 months....
Significant rise in scam complaints received by Vancouver Island RCMP detachment
June 4, 2021 – Sidney/North Saanich RCMP are dealing with “a huge uptick” in complaints involving scams, according to the detachment’s community policing officer. Const. Paul Mittelsteadt said the detachment receives calls daily about a range of scams. “It’s...