Consumer Scams

• Costly scams rob Canadians of hundreds of millions of dollars in 2021

  Scammers were out in full force in 2021, robbing Canadian consumers of more than $200 million using various frauds and schemes.

  Consumer

  Dec 31, 2021
  
• RCMP issue warning following spike in social media scams

  According to police, one scam has fraudsters trying to contact their victims through a fake Facebook profile, pretending to be a relative.

  Crime

  Mar 12, 2021
  
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• UPS customers in the U.S. may have had their credit and debit card information exposed

  Some customers of The UPS Store may have had their credit and debit card information exposed by a computer virus found on systems at 51 stores in 24 states.

  Consumer

  Aug 20, 2014
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• Target confirms some Canadian shoppers had info stolen

  Target Corp. has begun notifying Canadian customers some of their contact information may have been stolen.

  Consumer

  Jan 20, 2014
• Target U.S. credit-card breach may be part of broader scam: report

  The security breach that hit Target Corp. during the holiday season appears to have been part of a broader and highly sophisticated scam.

  Consumer

  Jan 17, 2014