SaskPower is warning customers of fraudulent callers threatening to disconnect power if payment is not…
Woman sues TD Bank for violating a duty of care to its customers
Calgary (February 05, 2020) – Helen Franiel is suing TD Bank for violating a duty of care to its customers regarding fraud prevention. The TD Bank customer lost more than $240K over a 10-month period in a series of scams. Multiple bank drafts mostly just under $10K...
Authorities warn against prevalent bitcoin scams
January 29, 2020 – The Alberta RCMP and the Abbotsford Police issued warnings against prevalent bitcoin scams. The authorities make an effort to stop scammers from defrauding people out of their money using bitcoin frauds. Typically for the phone scams, the fraudsters...
Police warn against phone scam targeting Polish-speaking seniors
Mississauga (September 11, 2019) – Peel Regional Police warn the public against a phone scam which is targeting Polish-speaking seniors in Mississauga. Between June 25 and September 9, at least nine incidences were reported to the police. The authorities recommend...
Fraudsters send out phony messages allegedly from Hydro-Québec
Montreal (July 23, 2019) – Hydro-Québec customers have been increasingly targeted with phishing attempts. Fraudsters are using phone calls, emails, and text messages pretending that there is an urgent matter which can be solved by handing over personal information or...
Be aware of fraud calls using SIU’s phone number
Mississauga (July 22, 2019) – The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) have issued a press release warning the public about fraudulent calls which appear to be coming from their toll-free phone number 1-800-787-8529. The fraudsters are spoofing the SIU’s phone number to...