Amanda Diane Durette-Acker of New Brunswick Sentenced to 12 Months Jail for On-Line Dating Fraud

Staff Reporter, Canadian Fraud News Inc. On January 29, 2021, Justice Cameron Gunn sentenced New Brunswick native Amanda Diane Durette-Acker to 12 months jail for perpetrating a $130,000 on-line dating fraud on an Edmonton man. The published decision was not released...

Romance scammer charged with defrauding Holocaust survivor of $2.8M

A Florida woman has been charged with one count of wire fraud after she swindled an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor out of more than US$2.8 million in an online romance scam. Peaches Stergo, 36, met the unnamed victim on a dating website in 2017, as per an...

Love hurts: Alleged ‘romance scam’ costs Norfolk resident more than $200,000

An online relationship left a Norfolk County resident in tears — and out a lot of money — in what police are calling a “romance scam.” Police  said the victim met the alleged scammer online in November 2021. Over  the course of several emails and phone...

Peel police arrest man in alleged ‘romance scam,’ believe there are more victims

A Brampton man has been arrested after allegedly receiving over $10,000 in a “romance scam,” and police believe there may be more victims. In a news release on Thursday, Peel Regional Police said an older adult victim sent money to the suspect to allegedly pay off...

BC court awards $742K in damages to intimacy scam

A property in Vancouver’s Fairview neighborhood, a poor line of credit, a trusted French man and an elderly couple he believed to be pseudo-parents are at the center of a messy legal battle in the B.C. Supreme Court. On October 5, Justice Warren Millman ordered the...

Man wanted in romance scam investigation now in custody in Quebec after arrest in Ontario

Man, 47, arrested in York Region, faced fraud charges in Drummondville, Quebec. A man wanted in a romance scam investigation is now in custody in Quebec after he was arrested north of Toronto this week. At least one alleged victim is grateful to hear of the...

OPP remind everyone to be vigilant of ‘Grandparent Scams’

OPP are reminding everyone to be careful of Grandparent Scams. Police explain that such scams are well-planned and well-executed by the perpetrators, by calling unsuspecting people and pretending to be a grandchild or niece or nephew who desperately needs money. They...

Charges laid after victim defrauded of $70K in romance scam in Ontario

Police have charged a 44-year-old woman and are searching for another person of interest after someone was defrauded of more than $70,000 in a romance scam. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they launched an investigation in March 2020 after being informed of a...

Ottawa Valley resident loses $50,000 in ‘romance scam’

Police in Pembroke are investigating after a resident lost more than $50,000 in a romance scam. The victim entered into an online relationship and sent thousands of dollars over several months to a scammer in a foreign country, Upper Ottawa Valley OPP said in a news...

Fraudsters use Valentine’s Day to target vulnerable Canadians

Authorities in Canada are using Valentine’s Day to remind the public that if the person you met online recently starts asking for money or to start investing in a new venture, that is a serious red flag. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) issued an alert this month...

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