Scammer

• Calgary seniors try new approach to get victims to talk about scams

  The Seniors' Acting Lab is exploring issues surrounding trust when it comes to both strangers and family members.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2024
  
• Canadian convicted in mass-mailing psychic scam, bilks $175M out of U.S. citizens

  The Canadian man reportedly ran a direct-mail psychic readings scam through a company based in Montreal from 1994 to November 2014. Some victims handed over thousands of dollars.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
  
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• B.C. scam victim targeted again by fraudster pretending to be victim services: RCMP

  The scammer pretended to work for the Burnaby RCMP Victim Services unit and claimed they could help the senior recover money they lost to fraud last summer.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
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• OPP issue notice after Lucan Biddulph man conned buying concert tickets on social media

  Ontario Provincial Police say people purchasing items from someone online should conduct the meeting at a common area and should not pay for the items before seeing them.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2022
• Alleged romance scammer, with victims in B.C., arrested in Ontario, facing charge in Quebec

  York Regional Police say they arrested Andre Marcel Vautour, 47, who was allegedly wanted in connection with a fraudulent romance scam investigation in Quebec.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2022
• North Vancouver RCMP release photos of alleged bail scammer

  Mounties said the victim was targeted on Sept. 8, when the scammer contacted her claiming that one of her loved ones was in jail and needed to be bailed out.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2022
• Vancouver police renew warning after more seniors hit with bail scam

  Police say the scammers pretend to be a police officer and convince the victims are in jail and in desperate need of bail money to be released.

  Crime

  Sep 26, 2022
• Lethbridge Police Service says gift card scams, other fraud on the rise

  Gift card scams are among of those on the rise in Lethbridge, according to the Economic Crimes Unit (ECU).

  Consumer

  Aug 22, 2022
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• Vancouver police release photo of suspect in bail scam targeting seniors

  Police issued a warning Thursday about the scams that have persisted in the region for months, after five people were scammed out of thousands of dollars.

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2022
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• Get a text about an unpaid parking ticket? It’s a scam, warns City of Vancouver

  The messages appear to come from a B.C. phone number, with a "reminder" that the recipient has an overdue ticket that must be settled.

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2022