Alberta Fraud
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Alberta woman dubbed ‘Queen of Cons’ sentenced for fraudJane Moore earlier pleaded guilty to a single charge of fraud over $5,000 in a scam that involved telling people she was about to inherit more than $38 million.CrimeOct 9, 2020
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73-year-old Calgary man charged in multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme: Alberta RCMPAlberta RCMP said an investigation was launched following a complaint from an investor against an individual with the company Espoir Capital.CanadaAug 17, 2020
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Calgary police warn of extortion scams at Fraud Prevention Month launchCalgary police launched the annual Fraud Prevention Month on Sunday.CrimeMar 1, 2020
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RCMP looking for bank fraudsters from incidents in Leduc and EdmontonRCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of suspects who have been involved in "fraudulent activity" at banking institutions in Edmonton and Leduc.CrimeFeb 19, 2020
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Drowning in debt, Alberta fraud victim warns some deals ‘too good to be true’An Alberta man is warning others to listen to their gut after he says he lost $50,000 to a man recently charged with fraud in Edmonton.CrimeMar 28, 2019
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Calgary Fire Department, police warn of charity phone scamCalgary police said they have received four reports of these types of phone calls.CrimeDec 20, 2018
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Central Alberta man charged with fraud in $2.6M fracking invention investigationA nearly six-year-long investigation into companies claiming to have created a revolutionary fracking invention has resulted in fraud charges being laid against a Sylvan Lake man.CrimeJul 27, 2018
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Alberta RCMP charge two people in complex multimillion-dollar fraud caseInvestigators say two people in Calgary that operated a company called Base Finance Ltd. raised $27 million from investors in 2014 and 2015.CrimeMay 25, 2018
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Alberta woman with history of fraud arrested for 80 new offencesPolice discovered the accused used a fraudulent bank letter to convince several victims to give her money.CrimeJul 3, 2017
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