by L Poole | Apr 21, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
A mother in Arizona was left shaken after she narrowly avoided paying scammers thousands of dollars after they convinced her that they were holding her 15-year-old daughter hostage. Jennifer DeStefano told local KPHO that she never doubted it was...
by L Poole | Apr 21, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
Last week, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Qikiqtani Inuit Association released a joint statement asking the RCMP to investigate Amira and Nadya Gill and their mother Karima Manji over their applications for enrolment under the Nunavut Agreement. The Ontario...
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...