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Niagara regional police charge woman after alleged ODSP fraud of more than $150,000
Feb. 15, 2019 (Courtesy of the Canadian Press) - Niagara regional police have charged a women with fraud, alleging the sum she acquired is over $153,000. Police say they began their investigation in July 2018 after they were contacted by the Niagara Region office of...
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No. 1 scam: Romance fraud cost Canadians more than $22.5M in 2018
The No. 1 scam in Canada in 2018 was Romance fraud. It cost Canadians more than $22.5M in 2018
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How hackers take over your accounts using social engineering
Feb. 14, 2019 ( Courtesy CBC.ca) - In a recent segment on CBC's marketplace two ethical hackers explain the process of social engineering and how it is used to take control of your accounts. https://youtu.be/Ck_r2GYLdCI
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Bank teller charged after clients stripped of $320K
Jan. 14, 2018 (Courtesy of CTVnews.ca) - A part-time, Bank of Montreal bank teller has been charged with fraud after a months-long investigation that uncovered clients were stripped of hundreds of thousands of dollars according to CTV news. Ottawa police allege a bank...
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Families bilked in puppy scam, says Better Business Bureau
Jan. 10 2019 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) -The Better Business Bureau is warning people shopping for a new puppy to be aware of a potential fraudster claiming to offer a free puppy to a good home. "It does seem to be affecting people from all across Canada," said Kristin...
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Saskatchewan appeal court upholds extradition of man charged in wind turbine sales fraud
Jan. 9, 2018(Courtesy of nationalpost.com) - A Canadian man arrested in Saskatoon in 2016 after years on the lam lost his appeal of an extradition order to stand trial in the U.S on fraud charges related to a failed wind turbine business that once attracted celebrity...
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Alleged ‘shadow’ mortgage broker implicated in dozens of shady deals
Jan. 9, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca)- B.C. financial authorities have identified a woman accused of acting as a 'shadow' mortgage broker by feeding altered tax documents to licensed professionals on behalf of dozens of people who wouldn't otherwise qualify for loans. The...
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Information Wanted on Fraudster Steven Mann of Due Process Legal Services and ZHM Recruitment Group
Jan 8, 2018 - At Canadian Fraud News Inc. we report on decisions issued by Canadian Courts related to fraud that are not reported in main stream media, and that contain legal issues the Canadian public and fraud recovery experts should be aware of. The following is...
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Wanted Financial Information on Rohit Ablacksingh, also known as Roy Singh, to Recover from a CPLT20 Cricket Scheme Fraud against a Singapore Doctor
January 7, 2018 - Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers, counsel for the victim, is requesting financial information from anyone having dealings with Rohit Ablacksingh, also known as Roy Singh, date of birth January 23, 1968 (50 years old) of Casa Nova...
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Luxury SUV fraudulently purchased with $156K loan and a stolen identity
Dec. 26, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A Calgary woman got the surprise of her life this holiday season, after fraud artists allegedly used her name and credit history to buy themselves a luxury Land Rover in Kelowna, B.C. Alana Higgins only found out about the...
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Human-trafficking victim became ‘pawn’ in $117K bank fraud scheme, court hears
Dec. 21, 2018 (Courtesy of lfpress.com) - A human-trafficking victim was sentenced to one year in jail for her part in a province wide scheme that successfully defrauded a bank chain of more than $100,000. The Court heard over a three-week stretch that Abby-Lynn...
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Former manager at Colliers International’s Calgary office charged with fraud
Dec. 20, 2018 (courtesy of CTVnews.ca) - A woman is facing charges in connection to a fraud case that resulted in the embezzlement of over $700,000 from an organization that supports local charities. Police say a former operations manager at the Calgary office of...
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CRTC launches new protections against fraudlent Calls
Dec. 20, 2018 (Courtesy of NationalPost.com) - Canadians will soon have greater protection from scam phone calls. Today, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission ruled that service providers must apply additional levels of protection to shield...
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Woman charged with witchcraft just 2 days before offence scrubbed from law
Dec. 19, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A northern Ontario woman was charged with fake witchcraft just two days before the archaic offence was removed from the Criminal Code. Timmins police charged 33-year-old Tiffany Butch on Dec. 11, accusing her of demanding...
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Medical insurance fraud widespread, as employees, providers rip off benefit plans
Dec. 19, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - Employers and their insurance providers are reeling at the proliferation of fraud rings — groups of employees that work together to abuse and exploit benefit plans, with medical services providers as their eager accomplices....
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Online scam uses fake endorsements from Canadian media personalities to sell products
Dec. 14, 2018 (Courtesy of ctvnews.ca) - Lisa LaFlamme is not quitting her job to sell skincare products. Neither is Marilyn Denis or Melissa Grelo. But bogus online ads using fake endorsements from several Canadian media personalities have left many shoppers...
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Fraud cases reported to police skyrocketing in Edmonton
Dec. 12, 2018 (Courtesy of o.canada.com ) - Incidents of fraud reported to police in Edmonton continue to climb year-over-year, peaking last year at close to 7,000 cases, new police data released Wednesday shows. Over a five-year period between 2013 and 2017, fraud...
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Cyber crooks increasingly targeting home devices
Dec. 6, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca) - Cyber criminals are shifting their attention from traditional computers to internet-connected devices in Canadian homes, says the government's cyber security agency. In its cyber threat assessment for 2018, the newly created...
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Coast Capital Savings Warns of Text and Email Scams Making the Rounds
December 6, 2018 - Coast Capital Savings is warning its credit union members of phishing scams, circulating via text message and email. Messages claim to be from the credit union, but of course are fake, in an effort to extra personal banking data and information. The...
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Edmonton woman, 68, charged in relation to $1.4M payroll fraud
Nov. 14, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A 68-year-old Edmonton woman has been charged with fraud and theft in relation to a seven-year payroll fraud worth $1.4 million. The woman is thought to have falsified paycheques for more than 500 former employees of an Edmonton...
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Financial adviser ‘manipulated’ brain injured senior into lending him $200K, police allege
Nov. 13, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A Winnipeg financial adviser is under police investigation for allegedly manipulating his cognitively impaired 78-year-old client into lending him $200,000 under "false pretence," according to documents filed in court....
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