Fake Websites

• Albertans falling victim to ‘unprecedented surge’ of online scams, including pet scams

  A growing number of Albertans are falling victim and losing thousands of dollars to online scams, including the fake free puppy scam.

  Consumer

  Jun 15, 2022
  
• Paul Van Meerbergen, Randy Warden involved in Blackridge websites scandal, documents suggest

  Susan Toth, a lawyer for Maureen Cassidy and Virginia Ridley, released a trove of documents on Monday that she said were obtained through a court order.

  Politics

  Jan 13, 2020
  
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• Councillor cuts ties with London firm caught up in ‘fake website’ scandal involving 2018 election opponent

  Court documents allege Blackridge Strategy's co-founder is connected to two websites created in the names of incumbent city councillors during the 2018 municipal election.

  Politics

  May 31, 2019
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• Websites targeting incumbent London councillors during 2018 election registered to 2 men: court documents

  The websites gained traction in October 2018 after Cassidy and Ridley claimed that websites made to look like their own began circulating misleading information.

  Crime

  May 30, 2019
• 2 London councillors up for re-election decry misinformation websites created in their name

  Ridley says she's asked for information from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority but the city clerk has not launched an official investigation. 

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2018