Overpayment Scam
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Calgary senior on hook for bounced cheque after online sale gone wrongA Calgary senior is warning others after he was left on the hook for a bounced cheque from an online sale gone wrong.ConsumerMay 17, 2022
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Overpayment scam making the rounds in Kelowna, RCMP warnFake cheques can be business or personal cheques, printed to look like legitimate cheques, stolen from a victim of identity fraud, or even a fake money order.CrimeOct 8, 2021
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Calgary photographer warns others after being targeted by ‘overpayment scam’A Calgary photographer says she nearly became the victim of an attempt to try to victimize her with an "overpayment scam."ConsumerAug 4, 2020
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B.C. photographer owes her bank $4,600 after falling victim to ‘overpayment scam’Said the B.C. photographer: "I've had my business going for three years with many ups and downs and this is by far the biggest down point that I've had,"CanadaSep 2, 2019
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Vancouver-area contractor nearly swindled by scammer who claimed to own an unsold home“Oh cool, another job. This is like a dream come true,” said a man who was almost taken in by a scam.ConsumerAug 1, 2018
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How the ‘mystery shopper’ scam fooled a young mother, a factory worker and a seniorEver been asked to be a mystery shopper? It might be a scam. Here's how to recognize it.ConsumerNov 17, 2016
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Overpayment scam strikes a chord with Vancouver music groupA Vancouver-based music group has become the target of the overpayment scam – a scam that essentially tricks the scam victim into sending back extra money to a third party, usually in the form of a cheque, and leaving the victim in the lurch.ConsumerFeb 17, 2016
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