Email Scam
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New extortion scam preys on people’s ‘psyche’ by using home photos, namesPolice and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre have received more than 400 reports in the past week of scam emails attempting to extort money from individuals.CrimeSep 27, 2024
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Peachland issues warning about fake emails using town information“The District urges people to be cautious of phishing scam emails,” a public service announcement said on Friday.CrimeApr 19, 2024
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N.S. RCMP warns of scam emails posing as police, sending threatsThe Nova Scotia RCMP has issued a warning about unsolicited emails from people pretending to be the police and threatening the recipient to contact them.CrimeOct 9, 2023
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SaskPower warns of unpaid bill scam emailsThe company said the fake emails look to be from MySaskPower and have links encouraging people to give their credit card information.CrimeAug 10, 2023
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Police alert Hamiltonians of recent uptick in message scams tied to fake online ordersHamilton police say they've experienced a recent uptick in reported text message and email-related scams tied to popular online ordering services.CrimeMar 23, 2023
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South Okanagan church victim of email scamThe church says its email was hacked on Wednesday, and that its contact list had been compromised.CrimeFeb 22, 2023
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SaskPower warning customers about email scamAn email directs customers to a fraudulent MySaskPower login page where they are asked to enter their credentials, and then enter their credit card information, SaskPower says.CanadaMar 17, 2022
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Stranger pays $700 bill for Oliver, B.C. woman targeted by work email scamAn Oliver, B.C. woman who fell victim to an online scam last month is now thanking the kindness of strangers.CanadaMar 6, 2022
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Oliver, B.C. woman targeted by work email scam now warning the publicIn the email, the person asked Brown to pick up $700 worth of Amazon gift cards “to reward some hard-working employees.”CrimeFeb 21, 2022
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Regina police warn of email scam targeting local businessesRegina police say a number of businesses have been defrauded thousands of dollars due to an email scam targeting payment transactions in the city.CrimeOct 15, 2021
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