A Ridgeway, Ont. woman charged with fraud earlier this year is in more trouble with…
Jewelry store clerk saves Waterloo woman from relative scam
A local woman almost fell victim to the grandparent scam, if it wasn’t for a quick-thinking clerk at a Waterloo jewelry store. Someone had called the woman, pretending to be her grandchild and said he’d been in a car accident. The caller convinced the...
Counterfeit bills are on the rise in Waterloo, fraud detectives say
With the introduction of the new plastic money a few years ago, fraudsters have had to get crafty when it comes to recreating counterfeit Canadian cash. But according to Detective Constable Daivd Lea, counterfeit money is starting to get more hands on with practical...
Waterloo financial advisor led lavish lifestyle, defrauded investors out of 10 million
Daniel P. Reeve, a former financial advisor within the Cambridge and Waterloo area, was found guilty last week of defrauding investors out of 10 million dollars. It is alleged that Reeve would promise investors above average and high returns before failing to deliver...
Fraud and theft-related charges laid against Kitchener woman
Fraud and theft-related charges have been laid against a Kitchener woman who allegedly scammed her company out of thousands of dollars. Waterloo police said their investigation into her employer’s financial records found the woman used the company’s...