Calgary Fraud

• Calgary police seek information on suspects believed to have deposited counterfeit cheques

  Calgary police are asking for help identifying two people believed to be responsible for depositing counterfeit cheques netting more than $86,000 this year.

  Crime

  Oct 4, 2023
  
• Newcomers to Canada ‘most vulnerable’ to rental scams

  A Calgary couple is warning others after having to turn away several hopeful renters who were scammed into believing the house was available.

  Consumer

  Mar 6, 2023
  
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• Calgary woman arrested after police say she defrauded local company of $537k

  Calgary police said the woman posed as a professional chartered accountant and used company funds and a corporate credit card to pay herself and pay off her personal credit card.

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Businesses warn of costly and dangerous fake reservation, party planning scam

  Two Alberta businesses are warning others after someone tried to scam them out of thousands of dollars and put their personal safety at risk.

  Consumer

  Jan 23, 2023
• Calgary man charged with defrauding auto suppliers $60K

  Police believe the man called up seven different auto supply companies, pretending to be from one of their client businesses.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2022
• Police charge Calgary man posing as contractor with fraud and forgery

  Police said the man used an alias and claimed to be the owner of a business called “Custom Renos By Us.”

  Consumer

  Nov 17, 2022
• ‘Betrayal’: 10 years in prison for Calgary man in multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme

  Arnold Breitkreutz was convicted in June of fraud over $5,000 for what the Crown described as a multimillion-dollar scheme.

  Crime

  Aug 19, 2022
• Calgary police warn of threatening text fraud scheme

  In the scam, victims receive text messages from an international number claiming the victim owes money for using personal services. Threats are followed if money isn't sent.

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2022
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• Calgary post-secondary institutions, Alberta Student Aid defrauded of $240K in student loan scheme

  The Alberta Student Aid office and several Calgary post-secondary institutions have been defrauded of more than $240,000 in what police call an elaborate student loan fraud scheme.

  Crime

  Nov 2, 2021
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• 2 Calgary men charged in multi-million-dollar fraud case involving camping, cabin lots in B.C.

  The Calgary Police Service alleged two men fraudulently sold RV camping lots, cabin lots and dock spaces at a resort in British Columbia to numerous unsuspecting Calgarians. 

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2021