Patrick Dinucci, the alleged leader of a grandparent scam crime ring, is back on Canadian…
Winnipeg man imprisoned for stealing $161,000 from war veteran
A 30-month prison sentence has been handed down to a former health-care aide in Winnipeg who admitted to stealing nearly all the life savings of a Second World War navy veteran. Aldreck Ramilo, who is 40, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to fraud and...
Two arrests made in Ontario in $400K lottery scam
Two arrests have been made in Milton, Ont. in a $400,000 lottery scam that targeted American senior citizens. It is alleged that the suspects sent unsolicited mail containing phony lottery letters and cheques to senior citizens across the United States. Scheming...
66-year-old Kitchener woman loses $9,200 in phone scam
We have been hearing about multiple cases of phone scams. The newest version of this scheme involves purchasing iTunes cards which are then sold for double the price to criminals in China, said Staff Sgt. Rob Cowan of Waterloo Regional Police’s fraud branch....
Montreal Police arrest 21 in ‘grandparent’ scam worth $2.5 million
A police operation targeting fraudsters preying on the elderly led to the arrest of 21 people Wednesday in the Montreal area.Many of the suspects are to appear in court Thursday on charges of fraud over $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and conspiracy,...