by L Poole | Mar 15, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Identity Fraud, Phone Scam
Benjamin Perkin told The Washington Post his parents got a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer who told them their son needed money for legal fees, and used an AI-generated voice to ask his parents for money. A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out...
by L Poole | Feb 28, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Organized Crime, Phone Scam, Senior Fraud
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...
by L Poole | Nov 25, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, phishing, Phone Scam, Uncategorized
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...
by L Poole | Aug 29, 2022 | Breaking News, Featured, Phone Scam
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....
by Admin | Jul 11, 2022 | Breaking News, Consumer Fraud, Featured, Phone Scam
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...
by L Poole | Sep 22, 2021 | Breaking News, Featured, Phone Scam
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...