by L Poole | Sep 23, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Online Fraud, Romance Fraud
Police have charged a 44-year-old woman and are searching for another person of interest after someone was defrauded of more than $70,000 in a romance scam. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they launched an investigation in March 2020 after being informed of a...
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...
by L Poole | Mar 14, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Online Fraud
A Toronto landlord’s months-long quest to evict two tenants he accuses of fraud, forgery and non-payment of rent is heading to an eviction hearing Friday at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). It’s Mohamed Camara’s second...
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...
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...
by L Poole | Nov 1, 2021 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Online Fraud
The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce have been advised of fraudulent activities regarding inheritance claims and other legal matters using the chamber’s corporate identity, personal identity, and contact information of our CEO. These activities include, but are not...