Jara Wu, the co-owner of Encore Medical Rejuvenation in west Edmonton, is sharing her experience with a social media scam that cost her $2,000.

Since March 6, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received 739 reports related to the pandemic, with 178 of those attempts succeeding.

 Jeff Thompson, who owns the property at 514 Wellington Crescent – also known as the ‘Gordon House’ after its original owner, businessman James T. Gordon – has been trying to work his way through the red tape so he can tear down the house and put up condos.