Barrie police warn residents after senior falls victim to scam targeting grandparents
A senior in Barrie is out $2,500 after falling victim to a scam targeting grandparents. Continue reading
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Protect yourself from telephone scams: South Okanagan police
Police are warning residents in the South Okanagan and Similkameen not to fall for telephone scams. Continue reading
U.S. busts massive India-based call centre scam that stole hundreds of millions
U.S. authorities have sentenced 21 people in connection with an India-based call centre scam that bilked Americans of hundreds of millions of dollars. Continue reading
How 5 Toronto victims lost $5.1M to telephone scammers — and how you can avoid it
Police said the victims in the case are being targeted on their landlines and not via cellphones. Continue reading
‘Don’t call back those numbers’: Toronto woman warns others of call-back phone scam
Since mid-December, Sharon Leamy has received as many as 15 calls a day from international phone numbers, all part of a call back scam commonly known as Wangiri fraud. Continue reading
Guelph businesses targeted in phone scam
By Matt Carty Reporter
Guelph Hydro customers reported receiving a call from someone threatening to cut off their power if an overdue account wasn’t paid. Continue reading
Alectra Utilities warns customers about ongoing phone scam
Alectra Utilities is warning customers about an ongoing telephone scam and urging victims to contact police. Continue reading
‘Can you hear me?’: Don’t say ‘Yes’ in new telephone scam
By Sean O’Shea Consumer and Investigative Reporter
Authorities are warning consumers about the risk of having their words on the phone used against them. Continue reading
Who’s at risk of falling prey to a scam? Not who you think, study suggests
A reported 20 per cent of young people have admitted that they would give their banking security details to unverified sources online or over the phone. Continue reading
56 people charged in India-based call centre scam that may have targeted Canadians
U.S. authorities have charged 56 people and five companies operating call centres in India in a massive telephone scam that swindled people out of $300 million in the U.S. and possibly Canada. Continue reading