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Phone Scam

Someone calls claiming to be an important person, for example a security inspector for a bank. They ask the person to give them money for whatever reason.

Bank Fraud

$522,000 lost as bank scammers target Ontario community

Jessica Bayes - May 1, 2025

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Billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally, UN says

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Ontario resident loses $63K in cash, gold to online banking scam: OPP

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Quebec senior scammed out of $100,000, says bank isn’t reimbursing her

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‘Sophisticated’ scammers pretending to be bank investigators, cops warn

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Phone scam impersonating police, Canada Post employees: RCMP

Jessica Bayes - March 27, 2025 0

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CBC MARKETPLACE partner with world-renowned scambusters to create their own fraud-fighting call centre

Jessica Bayes - March 24, 2025 0

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Alleged grandparent scammers lived in luxury. Their victims lost their savings and peace of mind

Jessica Bayes - March 21, 2025 0

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Her grandson’s voice said he was under arrest. This senior was almost scammed with suspected AI voice cloning

Jessica Bayes - March 20, 2025 0

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Call-centre crypto scammers unmasked as data leak exposes their schemes

Jessica Bayes - March 7, 2025 0

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The Diabolical World of Phone Scams

Jessica Bayes - March 5, 2025 0

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Ontario RCMP shuts down prolific Cyber-fraudsters

Jessica Bayes - February 21, 2025 0

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Money collector in ‘criminal enterprise’ scam sentenced for crimes in P.E.I., N.B.

Jessica Bayes - February 14, 2025 0

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Grandparent scams re-emerge, with York Region victims losing $19K in January

Jessica Bayes - February 13, 2025 0

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Mounties warn of new ‘foreign police scam’ targeting Chinese community in B.C.

Jessica Bayes - February 11, 2025 0

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A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out of $21,000 after getting a call from an AI-generated voice pretending to be their son

L Poole - March 15, 2023 0

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Only a fraction of fraud cases make it through Ontario’s justice system — and it’s getting worse

L Poole - February 28, 2023 0

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Manitoba Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $499K Tax Credit Fraud

October 9, 2026

Two Ontario Police Officers Charged with Breach of Trust and Fraud

October 9, 2026

U.S. Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for $8 Million AI Music Streaming Fraud

October 9, 2026

Investors Testify About Alleged Losses in Ontario ‘Crypto King’ Fraud Trial

October 9, 2026

Phone Scam

$522,000 lost as bank scammers target Ontario community

Billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally, UN says

Ontario resident loses $63K in cash, gold to online banking scam: OPP

Quebec senior scammed out of $100,000, says bank isn’t reimbursing her

‘Sophisticated’ scammers pretending to be bank investigators, cops warn

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Manitoba Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $499K Tax Credit Fraud

Two Ontario Police Officers Charged with Breach of Trust and Fraud

U.S. Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for $8 Million AI Music Streaming Fraud

Investors Testify About Alleged Losses in Ontario ‘Crypto King’ Fraud Trial

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Manitoba Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $499K Tax Credit Fraud

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