Scam

• ‘Something’s not right’: Hydro warns Manitobans about scammers

  The would-be victim was called by someone claiming to be a Hydro employee, who threatened to cut off her power unless she paid her 'overdue bills'.

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  11 hours
  
• ‘Well-organized’ fraudsters running Taylor Swift scams, 190 cases logged

  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says the number of reports of people being ripped off this year trying to see Taylor Swift has now climbed to 190. 

  Canada

  Nov 15
  
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• ‘Hang up. Call your grandchildren’: Alberta grandparents warn of financial scam

  An elderly couple in southern Alberta were nearly duped out of more than $8,000 when they were told their grandson needed bail money.

  Crime

  Nov 6
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• Taylor Swift ticket fraud cases skyrocket in Canada: How can you spot a scam?

  At this point, it's very easy to know which Taylor Swift ticket sales are scams: it's all of them, at least if the ticket-holder is promising an instant transfer.

  Entertainment

  Oct 21
• Alberta construction group warns homeowners of fake, fear-mongering inspection letter

  BILD Alberta says several homeowners have received fake letters imitating it, looking to access their homes to inspect for a cancer-causing insulation that's banned in Canada.

  Consumer

  Oct 13
• ‘Compromising photos’: B.C. RCMP warn of fake blackmail scam

  Ridge Meadows RCMP is warning the public about an ongoing scam where fraudsters claim to have compromising images of their victims and demand payment in Bitcoin.

  Crime

  Sep 19
• Hundreds defrauded in door-to-door Ontario scam, Canada-wide warrants issued

  Ontario Provincial Police have uncovered a door-to-door sales fraud operation that victimized more than 200 older and vulnerable residents in Ontario.

  Crime

  Sep 19
• New grandparent scam using AI technology a cause for concern in Alberta

  Police say artificial intelligence has create a new form of an old scam targeting senior citizens following two arrests in southern Alberta.

  Crime

  Sep 4
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• BBB, police say Winnipeggers getting hoodwinked by contractor scams

  The con involves shady contractors taking payment, but then doing deliberately low-quality work — or none at all.

  Crime

  Aug 14
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• Victims lost $6M in scams targeting Vancouver Chinese community: police

  Vancouver police are investigating 26 incidences of the scams going back to the start of the year that have cost their victims a combined $6 million.

  Crime

  Aug 9