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Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases

Pitfalls of an online marketplace: RNC wants people to inform police about potential online fraud cases

by L Poole | Jan 12, 2023 | Breaking Court Decisions, Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud

Recent case in St. John’s court highlights pitfalls of online marketplaces. A provincial court judge has agreed to postpone — again — the sentencing of a St. John’s man found guilty of scamming people on Facebook Marketplace, though the judge was clear he wasn’t...
Russian-Canadian man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes

Russian-Canadian man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes

by L Poole | Nov 22, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prosecution

A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old dual Russian and...
Almost half of Canadians are worried about being a victim of cybercrime in the coming year

Almost half of Canadians are worried about being a victim of cybercrime in the coming year

by L Poole | Sep 30, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prevention

A new poll on cyber security from RBC shows that while most Canadians (71 per cent) are knowledgeable about various types of cyber threats to their personal information, nearly half of Canadians (47 per cent) are worried that they will be a victim of cybercrime in the...
Richmond victim warns of Apple gift card scam

Richmond victim warns of Apple gift card scam

by L Poole | Sep 22, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud

Scammer used email of resident’s acquaintance in the scam. “It’s like that image of $1,000 with little wings flying out the window.” That’s how Richmond resident Susan Parsons described being a victim of an ongoing Apple gift card scam earlier this month. What...
Albertans increasingly falling victim to social media fraud and hacks: BBB

Albertans increasingly falling victim to social media fraud and hacks: BBB

by L Poole | Feb 9, 2022 | Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud

A growing number of Albertans are falling victim to social media fraud, according to the Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Alberta and East Kootenay (BBB). The BBB said a number of consumers and businesses recently reported they had been hacked. Calgarian...
Manitobans are targeted in cryptocurrency scams: securities commission

Manitobans are targeted in cryptocurrency scams: securities commission

by L Poole | Nov 3, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Featured, Organized Crime

A Winnipeg woman fell victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam which led to her maxing out her credit card and losing $18, 000. She reported the scam to Jason Roy, a senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities Commission. The Winnipeg victim told Roy she had been...
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