An elaborate scam has left a Halifax international student stripped of most of his life savings.…
Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Aug 31, 2018 ( Courtesy of https://www.silicon.co.uk) – Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week Security experts have warned that the compromise of passport data in...
West Vancouver police warn of elaborate online video scam
July 31, 2018( Courtesy of The Canadian Press) – West Vancouver police are warning the public about a new online scam using personal email addresses and passwords. Police say victims receive an email that includes the recipient’s current or past email...
3 Canadians Arrested as the FBI busts an international email fraud ring that stole millions
June 13, 2108 (Courtesy of Cnet.com) – The FBI announced 74 arrests across seven countries in a major email fraud bust on Monday. The alleged email scammers, spread across seven countries, would target midsize businesses, looking to trick employees who had...
Investors warned about five Ontario firms in global investigation ‘Operation Cryptosweep’
May 23 2018 (Courtesy of the Financialpost.com) – Canadian securities regulators have joined forces with capital markets watchdogs in the United States to scour the cryptocurrency landscape for potentially fraudulent schemes. “Operation Cryptosweep, a...
Parents, friends of international student defrauded out of over $200K in virtual kidnapping scam
May 22, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) – Durham police are investigating after parents and friends of an international student were defrauded out of more than $200,000 in a “virtual kidnapping” scam. The 18-year-old female student at McGill University...