Employment Scam

• Well-known Calgary company spoofed in elaborate job scam

  A Calgary business owner is warning others after her company's name was used in a jobs-eeking scam that cost victims hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars.

  Consumer

  Aug 23, 2023
  
• St. Thomas, Ont. resident loses $200,000 to online employment scam

  Police say the victim responded to a pop-up ad on a major social media platform. The ad involved an employment opportunity if the applicant sent money.

  Investigations

  Aug 13, 2023
  
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• Edmonton police seize 3 domain names in relation to employment scams

  In this particular case, the suspects copied the website of a legitimate business, replaced the phone numbers and hosted the site under a ".ca" domain.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2019
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• Over $95M lost because of scams in 2017: Better Business Bureau

  In 2017, Canadians lost over $95 million because of scams and only five per cent of victims come forward to report a crime.

  Consumer

  Feb 28, 2018
• B.C. man says he was offered a job he never applied for. It was all a scam

  “I smelled a rat."

  Jan 25, 2018
• BBB Saskatchewan warns of employment scams

  BBB Saskatchewan has identified at least four online job search sites as possible employment scams.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2017