phone scams

• 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
  
• 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
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• Northumberland OPP investigating emergency scam

  Northumberland OPP are investigating an emergency scam, after a victim lost $15,000.00 in a phone call claiming her son had been involved in a crash.

  Crime

  Jul 3, 2020
• Brandon, Winnipeg police seeing increase in phone scams: ‘It’s definitely concerning’

  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says if you believe you have been victimized by a scammer, report it to them and local police.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2020
• Kingston police say cases of phone and romance scams have doubled in 5 years

  Kingston police say fraud cases jumped from 399 in 2014 to 889 in 2019. The majority of cases are related to romance scams and 'spoofing' calls, costing Kingstonians $1.8 million.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2020
• Increasing phone scams a ‘game of numbers’ says anti-fraud analyst

  According to a report by a Stockholm-based think tank, Canada is one of the countries most affected by the nuisance calls – finishing just outside the top 10 worst countries.

  Crime

  Dec 17, 2019
• RCMP connect Burnaby, B.C. man to widespread CRA phone scam after months-long probe

  The lawsuit alleges Haoran Xue's $1.9-million Burnaby home was paid for with the proceeds of several scams and was used as "an instrument of unlawful activity."

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2019
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• With ‘spike’ in spoofed phone calls, telecom companies prepare to implement solutions

  "[Scamers] can make any number they want appear on that call display, so you really can't trust caller ID today."

  Consumer

  Nov 8, 2019
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• Tax time: Peterborough police warn public of CRA scam that ‘runs all year’

  "So many people just feel threatened and want to make things right. They don't want to go to jail so they go out and purchase these gift cards." 

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2019