by L Poole | Mar 15, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud, Phone Scam
Benjamin Perkin told The Washington Post his parents got a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer who told them their son needed money for legal fees, and used an AI-generated voice to ask his parents for money. A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out...
by L Poole | Mar 14, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud, Mortgage Fraud
CBC News has learned exclusive details behind an alleged title fraud in January that led to 3 arrests. It began as a typical phone call for Niroosan (Niro) Vivekanantharajah — someone who found him on Google, asking for his help in closing a home...
by L Poole | Jan 6, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
Toronto Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying two people after releasing photos of a couple they allege were involved in mortgage fraud. Authorities say during the month of January 2022, the owners of a Toronto property were out of the country on...
by L Poole | Nov 8, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
U of S was at centre of Indigenous identity controversy last year. One year after the University of Saskatchewan found itself in the midst of a national scandal around the issue of Indigenous identity, it has released a detailed independent report it commissioned...
by L Poole | Aug 30, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Terrence Williams has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud and identity theft in connection to a multimillion-dollar scam against the basketball league’s health plan, authorities said. Williams, 35, entered his...
by L Poole | Aug 5, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
Status cards and the Métis Registry will determine who is eligible for Indigenous-specific positions. After months of consultation about how to stop “pretend Indians” from taking jobs and scholarships meant for genuine Indigenous people, the University of...