by CFN Staff | Jul 19, 2021 | Phone Scam, Recent Articles
July 19, 2021 – Police say criminal charges have been filed against a former Burnaby resident who was allegedly involved in international telephone scams, including some in which the callers purported to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. Haoran Xue has been...
by Black Press | Jun 25, 2021 | Phone Scam, Recent Articles
June 25, 2021 – Police in Nanaimo are sharing a Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre warning about phone scams. A press release from Nanaimo RCMP noted that fraudsters are calling people and telling them that their social insurance number has been linked to fraudulent or...
by CTV News | Apr 8, 2021 | Phone Scam, Recent Articles
April 8, 2021 – It starts with a call claiming to come from your bank’s fraud department informing you that there have been suspicious charges on your credit card, or possibly that someone has applied for credit in your name. They don’t ask you for any...
by Cape Breton Post | Feb 18, 2021 | Breaking News
Feb. 18, 2021 – Charlottetown Police Service has seen a slight increase in reported phone scams over the last few weeks and anticipate that, with the tax season approaching, these scams will increase. The forms of scams vary and evolve over time. One consistent...
by CTV News | Feb 16, 2021 | Phone Scam
Feb. 16, 2021 – A St. Albert, Alta., resident is out $20,500 after falling victim to a telephone fraudster, police say. According to Mounties, the victim reported on Feb. 2 they had received a voicemail saying they had been overcharged for IT services and were...