Phone Scams

• OPP warn of scammers pretending to be police, spoofing phone numbers

  Scammers are repeatedly calling Ontario residents claiming to be OPP officers, with some using technology to spoof the phone numbers of OPP detachments.

  Crime

  Aug 24
  
• Scam targets Kelowna residents, claiming grandchild in police custody

  These types of calls far to often target seniors in our community, we encourage anyone who may have been a victim of a call of this nature to contact the police.

  Crime

  May 4, 2023
  
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• Canadians targeted ‘more aggressively’ by phone scams than Americans. How come?

  The CAFC said on its website as of March 31, it had received 18,645 reports of fraud totalling $133.7 million in losses this year.

  Canada

  May 2, 2023
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• ‘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
• Kingston, Ont. police warn of fake iPhone scam

  Kingston police are reminding the public to be extra careful when buying items from private sellers after receiving reports of sophisticated, but fake, iPhones being sold.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2022
• Grandparent scam ‘very lucrative’ but also ‘heartbreaking’: Police

  Seniors have been the target of phone scams, in which people call seniors claiming to be their young relatives in need of money.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2022
• 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
• 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
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• Scam calls on the rise across Canada: anti-fraud centre

  If you feel like you've been getting more of those annoying scam calls lately, you're not alone.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2020
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• Montreal police in city’s west end warn about new phone scam

  Police remind citizens to not share personal information during calls in order to prevent fraud.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2020