Scams

• Muskoka senior loses thousands in grandparent scam, police warn

  Ontario Provincial Police are warning those in the Muskoka area about a grandparent scam making the rounds after multiple reports from residents.

  Crime

  Oct 20
  
• Calgarians have lost over $22 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023

  Calgary police are warning the public about cryptocurrency scams after Calgarians lost more than $22.5 million in 340 reported cryptocurrency scams so far this year.

  Crime

  Oct 17
  
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• Calgary police warn of cryptocurrency scam involving officer impersonations

  Police said scammers often use high-pressure and fear-based tactics to get payment quickly, advising people to take the time to verify the situation.

  Crime

  Jul 5
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• Calgary students warn of private career college misinformation, sales tactics

  Calgary students are warning of misleading information and high-pressure sales tactics at private career colleges.

  Education

  May 12
• Better Business Bureau: travel scams

  Ahead of the busy summer travel season, Wes Lafortune with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) joins Global News Calgary with details on a new investigative study outlining some of the perils of buying into timeshares and vacation clubs.

  Consumer

  Apr 30
• Business owners in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood warn of vehicle repair scam

  Business owners in the beaches are sounding the alarm after they say they were targeted by an alleged vehicle repair scam.

  Canada

  Apr 24
• ‘Double-edged sword’: Reports of fraud rise in New Brunswick

  According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, New Brunswickers reported losing $3.15 million to fraud in 2022.

  Consumer

  Mar 8
• Nova Scotians lost more than $3 million to scams in 2022, RCMP say

  From bogus investments to extortion, Nova Scotians lost a record-breaking $3.6 million to scammers in 2022, up from $2.5 million the previous year, according to the RCMP.

  Crime

  Mar 1
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• ‘They can clean you completely out’: Seniors being defrauded using distraction technique

  Calgary police are asking people to be on a look out for thieves using distraction techniques to steal credit cards.

  Crime

  Feb 19
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• ‘Devastated’: Scammers using promise of romance to lure in victims, Manitoba fraud investigator warns

  According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, romance scams were the second-highest money-maker for scam artists in 2022.

  Crime

  Feb 10