Fraud Warning

• Richmond RCMP issues warning after vehicles were bought with bogus bank drafts

  Police have arrested a man after they say fraudulent bank drafts were used to obtain multiple vehicles with a combined value of nearly half a million dollars.

  Crime

  Mar 7
  
• 7 Ontario seniors duped out of over $1 million in mortgage scam: Waterloo police

  A Toronto woman was charged after Waterloo Regional Police say a number of seniors from across Ontario were duped out of more than $1 million in a reverse mortgage scam.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2023
  
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• Warning issued by police after string of buy-and-sell frauds in Cambridge

  A recent string of buy-and-sell frauds in Cambridge has prompted police to issue a warning to area residents to exercise caution when completing these types of deals.

  Crime

  May 17, 2023
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• B.C. scam victim targeted again by fraudster pretending to be victim services: RCMP

  The scammer pretended to work for the Burnaby RCMP Victim Services unit and claimed they could help the senior recover money they lost to fraud last summer.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
• North Vancouver RCMP release photos of alleged bail scammer

  Mounties said the victim was targeted on Sept. 8, when the scammer contacted her claiming that one of her loved ones was in jail and needed to be bailed out.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2022
• ‘We thought we were doing everything right,’ warns Victoria rental scam victim

  The victim spoke to the fraudster on phone and travelled to Victoria to meet him in person and view the property, and said the scammer even checked their references.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2022
• B.C. seniors warned about potential phone fraud during vaccine rollout

  Recently, a Kamloops resident received an email asking for a SIN number so they could be registered for the vaccine.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2021
• Guelph police issue warning about fraudulent job offers

  Guelph police have issued a warning about a job offer scam after receiving reports of several incidents from residents.

  Crime

  Feb 26, 2021
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• RCMP issue warning after Eastern Passage resident scammed for more than $100,000

  Police say they are reminding the public that being scammed is never the victim's fault. 

  Crime

  Apr 25, 2020
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• No, the government doesn’t accept Bitcoin, warns RCMP amid surge in scams

  Police say the most common victims are college-age and elderly people, as well as new Canadians. 

  Nov 8, 2019