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Tips to spot a fake job offer in Canada
There is no hiding that online scams have been on the rise since the pandemic started. Fake job scams specifically, have also been on a rise. Scammers know job-seekers are in a vulnerable position, and willing to provide their personal information or even money to...
Fraud schemes linked to COVID-19 vaccine passports
Quebec’s anti-corruption unit (UPAC) is investigating various schemes being used to produce and falsify COVID-19 passports. On Wednesday, UPAC reminded people that producing, trafficking or using a fraudulent vaccine passport could lead to various charges under the...
CTV News investigation stops Facebook fraud scam
CTV News investigated into a Facebook page allegedly belonging to the winner of the largest lotto prize ever awarded in British Columbia. The investigation has led to the account being suspended as it was an attempt to scam individuals via cryptocurrency. Christine...
Woman is charged with fraud charges due to financial irregularities at Mobile Crisis Services
Police have laid charges against a woman after investigating financial irregularities at a Regina non-profit. The Regina Police Service (RPS) did not provided specific details of the crime yet, but the non-profit allegedly victimized, Mobile Crisis Services, said it...
Senior is lost $106,000 from CryptoRom scam
An Ontario man is scammed out $106,000 of his retirement money. The victim said he will likely have to sell his home as a result. Sylvester, from Oshawa, who did not want to provide his surname, said he is devastated and left completely lost after realizing he had...
Social Media scam in Belleville Ontario
On January 17, 2022, Belleville police received a call for service regarding an internet fraud/scam. A friend reached out to the victim via social media asked for money. As the victim believed they were helping a friend in need, they sent the money. After the money...
Ex-White House adviser pleads guilty in $218,000 education network scam
The founder of a national charter school network, Seth Andrew, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network. Andrews once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama. Andrews, 42, a founder of Democracy Prep,...
Information wanted: ‘Person of interest’ on video surveillance for fraud scam
Video released by Vancouver police shows a "person of interest" in an investigation into a new scam targeting local seniors. Officers released the video Friday, saying they're looking for information about the man in the video after receiving two separate reports from...
‘Fake nurse’ case continues. Brigitte Cleroux pleads guilty to fraud charges in Ontario
On Friday, Brigitte Cleroux accused of operating as a fake nurse in B.C. and Ontario pleaded guilty to seven charges relating to her time in Ottawa. Brigitte Cleroux of Gatineau, Que., entered guilty pleas on: two counts of assault with a weapon several counts of...
INFORMATION WANTED: Mississauga lawyer wanted for real estate fraud worth more than $7.5 million
Police are searching for a Mississauga lawyer who allegedly defrauded millions from his clients in connection with real estate transactions. A news release issued Friday disclosed that, 41-year-old Shahid Malik of Shahid Malik Law Office was retained by several people...
Jury convicted Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes for fraud
According to a court filing on Wednesday, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is slated to be sentenced on Sept. 26 on her convictions for defrauding investors in the blood-testing startup. Holmes, 37, was convicted on Jan. 3 for three counts of fraud; and,one count of...
$2 million fraud scheme targeted Pakistani-Canadians
On Jan. 11 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that Mujahid Ali Syed and Sanjiv Katyal have each been charged with securities fraud and trading without registration. Syed faces a count of distributing securities without a prospectus, and Katyal was...
Securities commission issues warning about cryptocurrency trading platform in Canada
CoinRise markets as one of Canada's fastest growing cryptocurrency trading platform. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is warning Nova Scotians looking to invest with cryptocurrency about claims made by CoinRise. The commission stated www.coinrise.ca is not...
Party on the plane! Twelve passengers in Health Canada’s investigation
Health Canada is currently investigating the case of twelve passengers on the Sunwing flight on December 30. Three of these passengers handed files were handed to the Director of Criminal and Penal Cases (DPCP). The federal department confirmed in an email that 12...
34-year-old man from Nova Scotia charged following fraud investigation
Police in Truro have arrested a 34-year-old man from Bible Hill, N.S. following an investigation into fraud involving three local financial institutions. In late November, police said that a local bank reported that fraudulent activity had occurred on the account of a...
Police are warning the public about a stolen in taxi fare scam which stole $100,000 so far
London police are warning the public about a scam involving a taxi and a person claiming to need help paying the fare. The London Police Service Financial Crime Unit said several victims throughout the city have reported being approached by a suspect asking for help...
Uber driver convicted of defrauding Nova Scotia town of $500K
An Uber driver from Brampton, Ont., has been convicted of fraud for trying to bilk the Town of Bridgewater, N.S., of nearly half a million dollars. Luckily, the Town of Bridgewater was able to recover the money. Ayoola Ajibade was accused of posing as an executive...
“Phishing” scheme in the publishing industry
Suspect, who works in publishing in London, has been charged with wire fraud. Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years. Filippo Bernardini allegedly...
Man charged for trying to buy $170K Cadillac with fraudulent ID
On Wednesday, Police in St. Catharines, Ont. charged a man for allegedly trying to purchase a high-end vehicle at a dealership with someone else’s identification. Investigators for this case say the 34-year-old from Windsor was attempting to buy a 2021 Cadillac...
Pleas and sentencing in fraudulent investment scheme
Two Toronto company directors have been sentenced following guilty pleas in the Ontario Court of Justice for a fraudulent investment scheme. This case was investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Toronto Integrated Market Enforcement Team. This...
Employee accused of stealing $1.1M worth of merchandise turned himself in to police
Man, 45, charged with fraud and theft over $5,000. Saskatoon police have charged a man with theft and fraud in connection with more than $1 million worth of stolen merchandise from his place of work. The investigation began in June 2018 when they received a report...