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Penticton purse snatchers eyeing shopping cartsRCMP said the victim was unloading their groceries and had their bag stolen while it was unattended in the shopping cart. In some cases, their credit cards were used fraudulently.CrimeMar 3, 2022
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Peterborough police warn of new phone scam seeking social insurance numbersPolice say residents have been receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be with Service Ontario or the Canada Revenue Agency requesting social insurance numbers.CrimeJun 16, 2020
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Coronavirus: Migrant workers, foreign students across Canada calling for aidUndocumented workers and foreign students are calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to "fill the gaps" that exclude them from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.CanadaApr 16, 2020
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Saint John police warn of phone scam targeting SIN numbersAnyone receiving these calls should hang up immediately and call Saint John police or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.CrimeJan 24, 2020
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In wake of data breaches, hunt for SIN alternatives intensifiesThe Social Insurance Number (SIN) has proven to be vulnerable to easy identity theft if the wrong person gets a hold of it.CanadaOct 10, 2019
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Canadian class action lawsuit launched over Capital One data breachTed Charney, lead counsel of Charney Lawyers, says the data breach may turn out to be "extremely serious."CanadaAug 2, 2019
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High-profile hacks have experts urging caution when sharing personal information online"If you’re a savvy computer user, you have to treat everything you put online as public domain; which it is. We're much more exposed than we possibly think."CanadaJun 1, 2018
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CRA sent out SIN numbers to wrong people, MP saysA New Democrat MP says the Canada Revenue Agency twice mailed batches of private information — including names and social insurance numbers — to the wrong people in his riding.CanadaApr 25, 2016
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