Fraud

• ‘The low of the low’: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks out

  In their 2024 annual report, Montreal police states the number of fraud cases in its territory rose from 2,417 in 2019 to 11,617 in 2024.

  Canada

  Feb 26
  
• Manitoba anti-fraud campaign targets older adults

  More efforts are being made to help prevent older adults from being the victim of a scam. Police, the province, and seniors advocates teaming up to launch a new campaign.

  Canada

  Feb 24
  
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• Fake Bell Canada rep scams Ontario resident into sending money to U.S. bank

  The Ontario Provincial Police said they were able to recover some funds from a 'tech service fraud' scam in which the scammer pretended to be from Bell Canada.

  Crime

  Feb 24
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• Toronto man accused of posing as pilot to get hundreds of free flights arrested

  Court documents obtained by The Associated Press say the 33-year-old Toronto man worked as a flight attendant for a Toronto-based airline from 2017 to 2019.

  Trending

  Jan 21
• Fraudsters impersonating OHL teams, targeting small businesses in vendor scam

  The Ontario Hockey League is warning small businesses that fraudsters are impersonating its teams in a vendor scam that has been going on since at least late October.

  Crime

  Jan 20
• Director Carl Rinsch found guilty of scamming $11M from Netflix

  The director was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering, both of which carry a 20-year maximum sentence.

  Entertainment

  Dec 12, 2025
• FBI on the hunt for 73-year-old woman wanted in $30M bank fraud scheme

  Mary Carole McDonnell, already on the FBI's most wanted list, falsely claimed to be an heiress with a secret multimillion-dollar trust.

  Trending

  Dec 9, 2025
• Millions of dollars worth of fraud alleged to have happened at B.C. social development ministry

  A Global News investigation is revealing the many ways the Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry is exposed to potential fraud.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2025
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• B.C. to target money laundering, fraud with new gambling regulations

  British Columbia plans to bring in new gambling regulations in an effort to curb money laundering and fraud, including creating an independent gambling regulator.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2025
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• Molson Canada accuses ex-managers of embezzling millions in fraud scheme

  In documents filed in Ontario Superior Court, the company claimed its former sales director oversaw 'a complex scheme to defraud the company of many millions of dollars.'

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2025