Waterloo Regional Police report that rental fraud cases increase at the end of semesters, when students…
Asylum seekers from India swindled into paying thousands for free services, say health workers
Feb. 16, 2021 – Thousands of dollars in fees but no invoices. Charges for services that are otherwise free. Cases dropped without warning. As Montreal social worker Anne-Marie Bellemare started meeting more and more asylum-seeking clients from northern India...
Thunder Bay police warn of immigration fraud scam after a series of complaints
Thunder Bay police are warning the public about a sophisticated case of fraud targeting immigrants to Canada. In a release issued on Wednesday, police say a complainant reported a pair of simultaneous calls from people purporting to be a Canadian immigration agent and...
Mississauga woman, Sakia Mojadiddi, charged with fraud related to immigration scam
A Mississauga woman. Sakia Mojadiddi, has been charged with fraud by peel police in connection with an immigration scam that targeted victims from the middle east hoping to bring family members to Canada. Sakia Mojadiddi, 61, was initially charged in August after...
Fraudulent telephone scams target immigrants
Melfort RCMP want to warn people about an immigration scam which is making its rounds. A consumer receives a call on their home phone where they are identified by name. The caller claims to be with Immigration, refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) which is formerly...