Bank Scam

• B.C. cancer patient loses thousands in sophisticated spoofing scam

  Jackie Johnson said her co-workers, friends and family had just hosted a fundraiser for her and her family to help pay for some expenses while she is off work battling cancer.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2024
  
• Kingston, Ont. police seek woman who cashed fraudulent cheques

  Kingston police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a woman they allege defrauded a bank.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
  
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• South Bruce OPP warn residents of ‘bank investigator’ scam

  South Bruce OPP are warning residents of a scam after a report from a resident in Brockton, Ont.

  Crime

  Feb 14, 2020
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• Okanagan woman says questions, red flags helped avoid phone scam

  “My full name and phone number are listed in the phone book. Anybody could get that.”

  Consumer

  Nov 2, 2019
• Gift card internet scams have cost Edmontonians $683K so far in 2019

  Edmonton police issued a public warning Tuesday after receiving 136 reports of gift card-related internet scams between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2019.

  Consumer

  Aug 13, 2019
• Fraudsters targeting landlines in new bank scam: Calgary police

  A bank scam using landlines has duped Calgarians out of nearly $1 million since 2017.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2019
• Welland woman faces 69 charges in social media fraud case: police

  The investigation remains active, according to police, and they believe there are more victims.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2019
• Barrie police warn residents of mail scam

  Police are warning residents of a mail scam that has made its way to the Barrie area.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2018
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• ‘Dishonest teller’ scam targeting seniors: Strathcona County RCMP

  RCMP east of Edmonton are warning about a scam that tricks seniors into handing over a large sum of cash.

  Nov 22, 2017
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• Vancouver Police warn of new scam targeting elderly women

  Police say the latest victim was a 94-year-old woman who was told by a female caller that she needed to withdraw money from her bank account to help “set a trap” and deliver it to a man waiting nearby.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2017