Blackburn, Ont. police are warning people who are considering selling items online via classified websites…
Burnaby man charged with running sweepstakes scam
Feb. 16, 2021 – A Burnaby, B.C., man, who police say was running a Publishers Clearing House scam in the Lower Mainland, has been charged with four counts of fraud over $5,000. Joel Kibangula, 27, was charged on Jan. 29 and is due to appear in Port Coquitlam...
Peterborough senior falls victim to lottery scam, nearly loses $15K
A Peterborough woman was scammed, police say, and was almost out more than $15,000 after being informed she had won $4 million in a lottery last summer. Police say she would have lost the money had a relative not noticed that she fell for a scam. Police say on July...
Saskatoon police warn of lottery-themed phone scam
The Saskatoon Police Service is warning residents of a phone scam in which the caller claims the person being contacted has won a vehicle in a local fundraising lottery. They haven’t, of course, but the caller will ask “quite convincingly” that a fee...
Norfolk resident loses $100K to online lottery scam
A Norfolk, Ont. resident has lost $100,000 to an online lottery scam. The victim received a notification indicating they had won a lottery, they were then told in order to release the winnings they would need to send money to a link. The victim never collected any...