Alberta Scams

• ‘They can clean you completely out’: Seniors being defrauded using distraction technique

  Calgary police are asking people to be on a look out for thieves using distraction techniques to steal credit cards.

  Crime

  Feb 19, 2023
  
• BBB releases list of Top 10 riskiest scams in Canada in 2019

  The BBB said in 2019, women were slightly more likely to lose money to scammers, but men lost significantly more money -- $600 versus $200.

  Consumer

  Mar 2, 2020
  
• Advertisement
• Watch out investment scams targeting baby boomers: commission

  The Alberta Securities Commission is warning investors to beware of scams that could cost them money or earn them a reputation for fraud.

  Consumer

  Jan 19, 2016