by Barrie Today | Feb 26, 2021 | Recent Articles
Feb. 26, 2021 – The Barrie Police Service Fraud Unit has recently become aware of a scam that has surfaced in our community that involves a taxicab driver and passenger who indicate that due to the COVID -19 pandemic the driver cannot accept cash. This scam has...
by Admin | Dec 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Police in Ontario is warning the public about an online offer that isn’t worth its weight in gold. Investigators say they’ve received complaints of counterfeit gold bars being sold online through buy and sell websites such as Kijiji. Police say the bars appear to be...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2017 | Online Fraud, Recent Articles
Barrie, Ont. fraudsters are using old real estate listings to try and scam would-be renters. A Barrie woman moved into her home four years ago and to her surprise, the old listing for the house is now being used online by scammers to attract potential renters with too...
by Admin | Aug 21, 2017 | Financial Fraud, Recent Articles
On July 3 two female suspects were involved in a distraction theft and attempted fraud at a Sears in Barrie, Ont. One of the suspects removed the victims wallet from her purse and then two of the women involved in the fraud went to a RBC bank and attempted to withdraw...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Recent Articles, Uncategorized
A Springwater, Ont. woman was sentence to about four-and-a-half years in jail for defrauding condominium corporations in The Blue Mountains, Barrie and Collingwood of more than $909,000. On Monday, Justice Nancy Dawson sentenced Springwater Township native Rhonda...