Ottawa police are asking for the public's help to identify a woman in an alleged…
Be aware of fraud calls using SIU’s phone number
Mississauga (July 22, 2019) – The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) have issued a press release warning the public about fraudulent calls which appear to be coming from their toll-free phone number 1-800-787-8529. The fraudsters are spoofing the SIU’s phone number to...
Scam calls target Chinese community, fraud busters warn
June 21, 2018 Courtesy of Ottawacitizen.com) – The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has issued a bulletin warning that people in Canada are being targeted with calls claiming to come from the Beijing police, Interpol, the Chinese embassy or a delivery firm with a...
West Vancouver senior loses $800K in phoney ‘bank inspector’ scam
Victim was persuaded to transfer his life savings overseas for safekeeping April 27, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) – West Vancouver police are warning the public to hold onto their money after an elderly resident lost his life savings to fraud artists posing as bank...
Vancouver man convicted of fraud in U.S. after companies solicited more than $18M from 60,000 people
April 2 2018 (Courtesy of cbc.ca) A Vancouver man accused of bilking thousands of seniors in the U.S. — and who fought extradition for more than a decade — has been convicted of mail and wire fraud by a Los Angeles federal jury. On Thursday, a jury convicted Mark...
Police warn of fraud scheme after woman, 76, lost thousands of dollars
March 22,2018 (Courtesy of the Canadian Press) – An Ontario police force is warning the public about a fraud scheme that left a 76-year-old woman thousands of dollars out of pocket this week. Police in Brantford, Ont., say the victim got a call from someone...