by CFN Staff | Mar 9, 2021 | Recent Articles
March 9, 2021 (Alberta) – To reach and help educate young Albertans, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is taking to a variety of social platforms during Fraud Prevention Month in March to encourage them to “take some time” before handing over...
by Admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Financial Fraud, Recent Articles
The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has issued a Notice of Hearing alleging that Logan Keith Shaw and 1681502 Alberta Ltd. (1681502) engaged in a course of conduct which they knew, or ought to have known, perpetrated a fraud on investors. According to the Notice...
by Admin | May 30, 2017 | Cybercrime, Featured, Financial Fraud, Online Fraud, Recent Articles
The RCMP has voiced concerns about the rise in binary options fraud cases across the country. In an announcement made on Monday, the Alberta RCMP disclosed that in 2016 there were 8,317 fraud cases reported in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions between January and October. Of...
by Admin | May 26, 2017 | Financial Fraud, Investment Fraud, Recent Articles, Securities Fraud
After scamming dozens of investors, some of their life savings, Kenneth Charles Fowler has been sentenced to three years in prison for mortgage fraud. Fowler pleaded guilty to three charges under the Securities Act, including fraud in connection with investments of...
by Admin | Mar 8, 2017 | Financial Fraud, Recent Articles
Dressed sharply in a designer suit, a successful financier promises a room full of would-be investors guaranteed, low-risk, high-yield securities; he promises them a fortune. If this sounds too good to be true, it’s because it is. The Alberta Securities...