Grandparents Scam

• Calgary police issue warning about a huge increase in cybercrime

  The Calgary police cybercrimes unit says reports of cybercrime in the city jumped by about 50 per cent in 2024 compared to a year earlier.

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  Jan 30, 2025
  
• Grandparent scam costs Calgary grandma thousands of dollars and sense of security

  A Calgary senior and grandma is warning others after falling victim to an elaborate scam costing her thousands of dollars and her sense of security.

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  Aug 16, 2023
  
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• Grandparent loses thousands to emergency scam in Huntsville

  Ontario Provincial Police are warning residents in and around the Town of Huntsville about scam phone calls after a local woman was tricked out of thousands of dollars.

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  May 9, 2023
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• Grandparents scam in Peterborugh area leads to arrest of Quebec teen: OPP

  Peterborough County OPP say a Selwyn Township resident reported they had been contacted by someone pretending to be a family member who was asking for money.

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  May 5, 2023
• Scammer thwarted trying to extort money from Ontario senior: police

  Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge have arrested a Quebec youth in connection with an attempt to defraud a senior in Gravenhurst using the grandparent scam.

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  May 4, 2023
• 2 arrested for grandparent scams in Lindsay: police

  The Kawartha Lakes Police Service attended the homes of victims where they made arrests for individuals arriving to claim payments for bail.

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  Jan 25, 2023
• South Simcoe police thwart ‘grandparent scam’ and arrest Mississauga man

  The South Simcoe Police Service has helped save one senior a lot of money after arresting an apparent fraudster involved in a 'grandparent scam.'

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  Jan 5, 2023
• OPP investigating surge in emergency scam reports in Wasaga Beach

  Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police are warning the public after multiple reports of an emergency scam in Wasaga Beach within a day.

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  Dec 13, 2022
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• Grandparent scam ‘very lucrative’ but also ‘heartbreaking’: Police

  Seniors have been the target of phone scams, in which people call seniors claiming to be their young relatives in need of money.

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  Dec 7, 2022
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• South Simcoe police warn residents about ‘grandparent scam’ in Innisfil

  The South Simcoe Police Service is issuing another warning about the grandparent scam after an 87-year-old Innisfil woman fell victim to scammers.

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  Sep 29, 2022