A regional consumer watchdog is warning Southwestern Ontarians about being billed for beauty products they…
Canadian trader charged with US$3.6M fraud scheme by DOJ
July 7, 2021 – A trader at Canada’s Polar Asset Management Partners was charged with insider trading by U.S. prosecutors Friday. Sean Wygovsky, 40, allegedly reaped US$3.6 million from January 2015 through April 2021 by stealing confidential information to...
Toronto police charge 4 people in year-long employment scam probe
March 10, 2021 – Just in time for the start of Fraud Prevention Month, Toronto police have announced the arrest of four people wanted in a wide-scale fraud investigation. This investigation, which was launched in February 2020, stems from several complaints...
Mississauga man arrested for allegedly scamming family and friends
Feb. 10, 2021 – Toronto police charged Amritpal Dhillon, 53, last Dec. with five counts of Fraud Over $5,000 and five counts of Possession of Proceeds Over $5,000. It’s alleged that between Feb. 2018 to Jan. 2020, Dhillon convinced family and friends to invest...
Amazon scam calls on the rise, warns Better Business Bureau
Feb. 9, 2021 – The Better Business Bureau is warning British Columbians about a recent uptick in Amazon scam calls. Karla Laird, mainland British Columbia spokesperson for the BBB, says the organization has received a recent flood of reports about the scam....