Phishing
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Phone scam in Vernon area uses fake Telus deal to lure potential victims: RCMPVernon area police said residents have reported receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be from Telus offering them a "sweet deal" on phone, internet, and TV services.CrimeAug 11, 2023
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How to not get Scrooged by holiday scammersThe Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said $21.1 million in losses was reported in 2021 relating to frauds associated to buying or selling goods or services online.TechDec 12, 2022
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Phishing scams through text on the rise in Canada, CRTC saysBetween July and September, 83 per cent of all phishing messages reported to its spam reporting centre were sent as texts, the CRTC says.CanadaOct 20, 2022
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Elgin County officials warn of phishing emailsThe warning comes as the county has been dealing with a nearly month-long cybersecurity incident which has left the county's website and email system offline.PoliticsApr 25, 2022
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ICBC issues warning about gas relief rebate scam textsICBC is warning people of fake texts appearing to come from the insurer about the upcoming $110 fuel rebate. Anyone who gets one is urged to delete it, and not to click any links.CrimeMar 27, 2022
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Coronavirus-related scams have defrauded Canadians $1.2M: officialSince March 6, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received 739 reports related to the pandemic, with 178 of those attempts succeeding.CanadaMay 4, 2020
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Man tricks online scammer into sending him money, gives it to charityIrish student Ross Walsh found a way to turn the tables on a man who asked him for £1,000 in an emailed "business proposal."TrendingOct 2, 2019
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Scam email impersonating Ottawa city manager tricked treasurer into wiring $128K to fraud supplierA visibly emotional city treasurer told councillors on the audit committee on Monday that "the sophisticated attack" has affected her "deeply both professionally and personally."CanadaApr 8, 2019
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Virginia man gets nearly 3 years in prison in ‘celebgate’ nude photo hackChristopher Brannan was the fifth person charged in the 2014 “celebgate” scandal in which hackers obtained nude photographs and other private information from more than 200 people.CrimeMar 1, 2019
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Elections Canada chief warns political parties are vulnerable to cyberattacksElections Canada will be meeting with party officials next week to reinforce the need to train their volunteers how to avoid falling prey to "fairly basic cyber tricks," like phishing.CanadaFeb 4, 2019
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