A regional consumer watchdog is warning Southwestern Ontarians about being billed for beauty products they…
I LOST EVERYTHING: Words of warning from man bilked out of $200K by Bitcoin scam
April 3, 2021 – Even as the shutter clicked, his phone kept beeping. Messages from the scammers that bilked Mississauga’s Glen Rhodes out of nearly $200,000 still light up the 45-year-old game developer’s phone, insisting that just one more payment will be...
Winnipeg police officer confronts suspected phone scammer in the act
March 7, 2021 – A pair of Winnipeg police officers and a retail worker are being credited with preventing a senior citizen from being scammed out of $1,000 and banking information. On Feb. 26, the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) says the retail worker told a pair...
St. Albert resident out more than $20K in phone scam: RCMP
Feb. 16, 2021 – A St. Albert, Alta., resident is out $20,500 after falling victim to a telephone fraudster, police say. According to Mounties, the victim reported on Feb. 2 they had received a voicemail saying they had been overcharged for IT services and were...
Bank employee, Guelph police help stop fraud over phone
Feb. 15, 2021 – A person has been saved $5,000 after Guelph police and a bank employee worked together to prevent a case of fraud. Police were contacted shortly before 1 p.m. Monday by an employee of a bank on Woodlawn Road who said a distraught female had...
Amazon scam calls on the rise, warns Better Business Bureau
Feb. 9, 2021 – The Better Business Bureau is warning British Columbians about a recent uptick in Amazon scam calls. Karla Laird, mainland British Columbia spokesperson for the BBB, says the organization has received a recent flood of reports about the scam....