The Saskatoon Police Service is warning residents of a phone scam in which the caller claims…
Only a fraction of fraud cases make it through Ontario’s justice system — and it’s getting worse
Limited resources, expertise and prioritizing violent crime all factors, fraud experts say Ontario: yours to defraud? In recent years, CBC Toronto has reported on a slew of alleged frauds that have upended the lives of countless victims in Ontario. The stories have...
Met Police chief: If you get a text from us in next 24 hours – you’ve been a victim of fraud
Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has told the public if you get a text from the force in the next 24 hours – you have been the victim of fraud. Scotland Yard’s most senior officer acknowledged that the warnings are fraught with...
Financial phone fraud scheme in N.B. lands two Montreal men in jail
Two men from Montreal are facing charges in New Brunswick in relation to a financial phone fraud scheme. Police received a report on Tuesday from a person who received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer who had a family member in custody....
Rogers scam alert: Texts offering credit after outage are fake
Following a Canada-wide outage of Rogers and a subsequent notice that customers would receive a credit in recompense, scammers took to SMS to try and make a profit out of the misery. On Saturday, July 9, Rogers acknowledged that it knew about the problem. “We are...
Scam Involving Packages at the Border in Saskatoon
Multiple reports to the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) have been received that scammers are targeting people via phone are claiming to represent the Canada Border Services Agency. Fraudsters are phoning to inform members of the public a parcel or shipment destined for...