Money Scam

• B.C. couple says they were scammed out of thousands by close family friend

  Long-time family friend Tyler Willard was sentenced in December to nine months house arrest for extortion. He was ordered to pay $260,000 in restitution.

  Crime

  Jan 11
  
• Grandparent scam upswing prompts Winnipeg police investigation

  Winnipeg police say five victims have come forward this week reporting serious losses to yet another series of grandparent scams.

  Crime

  Oct 14, 2022
  
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• Winnipeg police investigating 15 ‘grandparent scam’ reports in 6 days

  According to police, there have been 15 incidents in the last week alone, with victims losing over $100,000.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2022
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• Belleville police warn of fraudsters after recent scams

  Police say an investigation is ongoing, and that there have been several complaints regarding similar scams over the past few days.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2022
• Winnipeg police urge public to be wary of ‘grandparent’ phone scam

  Winnipeg police say there's been a continuous surge of fraudulent phone calls targeting the elderly known as the grandparent scam. 

  Money

  Mar 22, 2022
• RCMP warns business owners in Moncton of counterfeit money scam

  In the past six weeks, police said they have received 31 reports of counterfeit Canadian $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills being used.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2020
• Scammers pose as CRA reps, defraud two victim of nearly $50,000: N.S. RCMP

  The suspects told the victims that they owed money to the CRA and needed to transfer them currency in Bitcoin to avoid arrest by the RCMP.

  Crime

  Oct 9, 2019
• Okanagan man warning others of social media money scam

  Kelowna resident says to be wary of friends on Facebook who discuss ‘government grant’ scam.

  Tech

  Nov 10, 2018
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• Halifax police warn about scam callers claiming to be Immigration Canada, HRP

  Halifax police are warning about scam phone calls that are being made in the Halifax area.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2017