Daniel P. Reeve, a former financial advisor within the Cambridge and Waterloo area, was found guilty last…
Coquitlam money exchange company out $90k in wire fraud case to China
April 9, 2021 – A retired home-care worker defrauded out of her life savings after she had $90,000 wired to China through a Coquitlam money exchange company has reclaimed her nest egg in a decision handed down by B.C.’s top court. According to the ruling, handed...
Coquitlam money exchange company out $90k in wire fraud case to China
April 7, 2021 – A retired home-care worker defrauded out of her life savings after she had $90,000 wired to China through a Coquitlam, B.C., money exchange company has reclaimed her nest egg in a decision handed down by B.C.’s top court. According to the ruling,...
Guelph police warn against phone fraudsters using bitcoin scam
Guelph (March 24, 2020) – A Guelph woman lost $19,000 to a bitcoin scam. Guelph police reported that the victim was called by a spoofed number, on March 18. The caller posed as a police officer on the phone and instructed her to deposit $19,000 into a local Bitcoin...
Richmond Hill man arrested in connection with lottery scam
Atikokan (February 26, 2020) – The OPP arrested Shafqat Khan from Richmond Hill in a fraud case concerning a lottery scam. The scam was reported to the OPP in June of last year. As a result of the investigation, Khan has been charged with trafficking in stolen goods...
Fraudulent wire transfer request costs Waterloo Brewing $2.1 million
Kitchener (November 22, 2019) – Waterloo Brewing recognized this week that it became a victim of a ‘social-engineering Cyberattack’ earlier this month. A scammer tricked the company in wiring $2.1 million to a fraudulent account. According to the brewery, there is no...