The Medicine Hat Police Service laid 28 charges against a local alleged fraudster last weekend. Shane Harvey Yanke, 40, owned a stolen point of sale terminal, stolen mail containing personal information, a credit card skimmer, a credit card embosser, stolen credit cards, pre-paid Visa and MasterCards and a stolen laptop. He will appear at the Medicine Hat Provincial Court on August 9.
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Marina Burghard writes for Canadian Fraud News about fraud-related cases, whistleblower, jurisdiction, identity theft, consumer protection, etc. – essentially about scams and how to protect yourself against this kind of fraudulent criminal behavior. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science where her interest in criminology grew. Besides fraud, Marina’s scientific interest lies in terrorism, extremism and how to deal with it as a society.
