Phone Scammers

• ‘Grandparent scams’ cost seniors over $9.2M last year. Here’s how to protect yourself

  Also known as 'emergency scams,' fraudsters pretend to be a loved one in need of money for legal or medical reasons, exploiting seniors' emotions.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2023
  
• Bail scammers attempt to steals thousands from elderly couple, North Vancouver RCMP say

  'On January 3rd, an elderly couple was contacted by a scammer claiming to be a lawyer and that their grandson was arrested,' said Const. Mansoor Sahak.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2023
  
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• What happens when a fraudster steals your phone number and dupes a cellphone provider?

  “I don’t want anyone to have to go through the hell that I went through,” said Sandy Pelley.

  Consumer

  Mar 10, 2020
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• Phone scammers claiming to be Vancouver Poppy Fund to get credit card info, group says

  "Right away my bells went off because we do not solicit that way," said the Vancouver Poppy Fund's administrator.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2019
• Here’s how to tell between a genuine CRA phone call and a scammer

  Scam calls are becoming so commonplace that legitimate CRA agents are finding it increasingly difficult to reach scam-wary Canadians who hang up on them and refuse to return their calls. 

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019