Internet Scam

• Toronto police say date scammer stole $30,000 from vulnerable victims

  Police said a man targeted victims using online dating platforms like Grindr and social media chat group.

  Crime

  Mar 17, 2022
  
• Lindsay resident loses $31,000 to online employment scam: police

  Police say a victim transferred large sums of money into U.S. bank accounts to pay for equipment that someone claimed to need for their employment.

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2020
  
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• New Brunswick woman loses $11K to internet scam

  The woman, who lives on a small pension, has drained most of her savings and is left with large credit card bills.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2018
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• N.J. couple, homeless man charged over ‘fictitious and illegal’ GoFundMe campaign

  A couple conspired with a homeless man on a story about him offering the last of his money when the woman’s car ran out of gas and then set up a fraudulent GoFundMe account to scam sympathizers, according to a report Wednesday.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2018
• Cyber-extortion porn scheme prompts warning from Manitoba RCMP

  Manitoba RCMP warn people to change their passwords after receiving complaints about an extortion scheme. Would-be victims receive email threats saying their webcam has been compromised.

  Jul 26, 2018
• Who’s at risk of falling prey to a scam? Not who you think, study suggests

  A reported 20 per cent of young people have admitted that they would give their banking security details to unverified sources online or over the phone.

  Consumer

  Dec 2, 2016