by L Poole | Oct 5, 2021 | Breaking News, Featured, Identity Fraud
The RCMP in Halifax has charged five men from Quebec with fraud. The alleged fraudsters had numerous fake identifications, prepaid cards, and evidence to support fraud, identity theft, and possession of stolen property, were found. On Sept. 22 police received a report...
by Admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Featured, Identity Fraud
Peel police say 16 people are facing over 140 charges following an investigation into alleged mail theft. Police said the investigation initially began as an inquiry into mail theft this past winter. As investigators looked at the reports — over 100 — police said they...
by Times Colonist | May 10, 2021 | Identity Fraud, Recent Articles
May 10, 2021 – There are a variety of ways that fraudsters can try to gather your personal information. They can simply try phoning you, pretending to be a legitimate organization, and request information from you verbally. Other fraudsters can send you text...
by staff | Mar 23, 2021 | Featured, Identity Fraud
In an unlikely turn of events, the judge presiding over a Kitchener identity theft lab case disagreed with the Crown’s sentencing proposal. The Case: In September 2019, Waterloo police executed a search warrant at an apartment on Highland Road West to discover a...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Featured, Financial Fraud, Identity Fraud
Montreal (September 24, 2020) – Hydro Québec announced that their investigations led to the exposure of ‘an electricity and identity theft network’. Five people have been arrested on September 21 in Montreal. They are accused of using stolen identities to defraud up...
by Admin | Sep 11, 2020 | Bank Fraud, Featured, Identity Fraud
Ajax (September 11, 2020) – The Durham Regional Police arrested a 19-year-old woman on September 5 after she allegedly purchased a Land Rover Velar at an Ajax dealership using a fake ID. The car is worth more than $85,000. The Niagara Falls woman has been charged with...