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CRA Scams: An Organized Operation In Mumbai Is To Blame For One Of The Biggest Scams In Canada’s History
Sept. 24, 2018 (Courtesy of Narcity.com) - Our cell phones go off daily with calls from telemarketers and scammers. How many times have you "won a free cruise" or been asked to buy products over the phone? Too many to count, right? We're sick of it. Thanks to an...
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Regina woman, Alena Pastuch , accused of $5M fraud must represent herself at her trial
Sept. 18, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - A Regina woman accused of defrauding investors in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia of millions will have to represent herself at trial. Alena Pastuch was charged with fraud, theft and laundering the proceeds of crime...
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Trial delayed for Regina woman accused of $5M fraud
Sept. 11, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - The trial for a Regina businesswoman accused of defrauding investors millions was supposed to begin Monday morning, but the plan was derailed when Alena Pastuch's lawyer advised the court he could no longer represent her due to a...
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Local union sues former chairperson over fraud allegations
Sept. 11, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A local union is suing a former employee, alleging she wrote herself cheques and forged signatures to steal more than $100,000 from the union's coffers over her time with the organization. In a statement of claim filed in the...
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‘Nowhere to live and nowhere to go’: MUN student from Ontario hit by rental scam
Sept. 10 ,2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - Imagine moving to Newfoundland from another province to study at Memorial University, only to discover upon your arrival that the people at your new rental property have no idea who you are, or what you're talking about. That's...
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Treadz Auto owner pleads guilty to $2M vehicle consignment fraud
Sept 7, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - A Calgary man who bilked dozens of Calgary car owners out of more than $2 million has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000. Sean O'Brien was facing 164 fraud and theft charges in connection to his vehicle consignment...
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St. Francis Xavier University accuses ex-Coady finance director of misappropriating at least $243K
Sept. 6, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., is suing the former finance director of the school's Coady International Institute, accusing him of misappropriating at least $243,000. The statement of claim filed in Nova...
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Father, son, daughter sentenced in $12.5M lotto fraud case
Sept. 5, 2018 (Courtesy of CTVnews.ca ) - Three family members who won nearly $12.5 million on a free lottery ticket they had duped a customer at their variety store out of were sentenced Tuesday. Jun-Chul Chung was sentenced to seven years in prison. His daughter,...
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Savvy Calgary senior outsmarts scammers in sophisticated phone scheme
Sept 4, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - A Calgary grandmother outsmarted would-be phone scammers and is now warning others to be cautious of the sophisticated scheme. Anne Buckley was at home on Saturday when she got an unexpected call to her landline. "It was a very...
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Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Aug 31, 2018 ( Courtesy of https://www.silicon.co.uk) - Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week Security experts have warned that the compromise of passport data in this...
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Ex-employees at Canadian Forces bases charged in thefts, fraud totalling $160,000
Aug. 31, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) - Two former civilian employees at Canadian Forces bases in Alberta and Ontario are facing charges of theft and fraud following separate investigations by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. The first investigation...
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Reports of CRA extortion scam on the rise
Aug. 30, 2018 (Courtesy of Citynews.ca) - Stores including pharmacy chain Rexall have started posting warnings about scams involving gift cards as reports about the fraud continue to mount. Fraudsters pretending to be the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have been calling...
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Former Edmonton MLA Carl Benito facing suspension of immigration consultant licence
Aug. 29, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) - The regulatory council for Canadian immigration consultants is moving to suspend the licence of former Edmonton MLA Carl Benito, following a CBC News report that revealed Benito is the target of an immigration-fraud...
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A 90-year-old ‘grandma scam’ victim took out $10,000 from TD Bank to pay a fraudster — in cash
Aug. 29, 2018 (Courtesy of thestar.ca) - At 90 years old, Elizabeth Mary Mahoney is active and resourceful. Knee replacements haven’t slowed her down. She lives alone in her rented Toronto condo near High Park, takes long walks, rides the TTC and attends an...
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Fraud, theft charges laid against man who raised $200K from investors in Red Deer
Aug. 29, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - An Alberta man alleged to have fraudulently raised $200,000 from six investors in Red Deer is facing criminal charges after an investigation by the Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT). Shaun Wayne Howell of Drayton Valley has been...
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Albertans Losing Record Amounts to Scam Artists
Aug. 28, 2018 ( Courtesy of discoverairdrie.com) - Albertans are being scammed out of record amounts of money by what a member of the Better Business Bureau calls "knowledgeable and sophisticated" scammers. Jennifer-Kay Thomas, External Communications Specialist with...
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Fraudster jailed for taking PAC money meant for new school playground
Aug. 28, 2018 (Courtesy of CBC.ca) - A woman has been sentenced for defrauding a Surrey elementary school of at least $20,000 meant to fund a new playground for students. Tuey Ngo pleaded guilty to theft over $5,000 using a forged bank statement to defraud...
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Calgary police officer charged with theft, fraud and assault
Aug 7, 2018 (Courtesy of The Canadian Press) - A Calgary police officer has been charged with theft, fraud and assault while he was on leave for what police describe as an "unrelated matter." Police said in May of this year, Airdrie RCMP began investigating a number...
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Man faces charges for making and selling fake transit passes in Calgary
Aug 3, 2018 ( Courtesy of CTVnews.ca ) - Calgary police have charged a man after a lengthy investigation led to the discovery of more than $1 million in fake transit passes. The year-long investigation involved nine search warrants and eventually led to arrest of a...
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West Vancouver police warn of elaborate online video scam
July 31, 2018( Courtesy of The Canadian Press) - West Vancouver police are warning the public about a new online scam using personal email addresses and passwords. Police say victims receive an email that includes the recipient's current or past email password. The...
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Nigerian Man Living In Canada Receives 14 Years In U.S. Prison For Leading Fraud Ring
July 31, 2018 - A Nigerian man must serve 14 years in a U.S. prison for leading a fraud ring that prosecutors in Texas say laundered $3.5 million from hundreds of victims. Ochuko Sylvester Eruotor was sentenced Friday in Austin. The 42-year-old Eruotor, who lived in...
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