Edmonton police are warning people about a tax-payment scam after a woman was duped into…
W5 uncovers global network of organized crime targeting Canadians in romance scams
Aug. 13, 2021 – It is an eerie feeling to go through the computer of a dead woman. Touching the keyboard, scrolling through the chat history, looking at the photos. It is a terrible invasion of privacy. Our computers are, after all, the holders of our secrets,...
Men allegedly impersonate COVID researchers in Toronto rental fraud, theft scheme
Aug. 13, 2021 – Toronto police are searching for two men they allege pretended to be American COVID-19 researchers to defraud landlords and AirBnB hosts in the city. According to police, the two men wanted in the rental fraud investigation rented several...
Women band together against alleged Cambridge ‘Online Casanova’
Aug. 13, 2021 – Anna and “Jay Singh” went on an innocuous coffee date on March 5, 2019. Despite Anna not posting a profile picture, he contacted her on the online dating site, Plenty of Fish (POF). He said all the right things. She claims he told her he lived in...
Woman accused of fraud flees to U.K. after she is granted bail
Aug. 13, 2021 – A fraud suspect who said she would kill herself rather than accept extradition to Canada to stand trial has fled back to the U.K. after being granted bail in Calgary. Carol Lloyd was due to appear in Calgary provincial court Wednesday on a charge...
Niagara police warn of gift card scam
Aug. 12, 2021 – The Niagara Regional Police Service is warning residents about frauds involving people claiming to be bank representatives. The scam works by the victims receiving phone calls from scammers pretending to be a representative of their bank advising...