Cost of fraud up despite drop in reports
Convinced by scammer her grandson was arrested and needed bail money
Judge in Colwood courtroom tires of ongoing excuses for fraudster avoiding sentencing
‘Opportunists trying to take advantage of a horrible tragedy is nothing new,” says Karla Laird
Community policing officer offers a variety of ways to avoid being scammed
Several legitimate stolen IDs seized, pair released with promise to appear in court
Police say Surrey woman defrauded victims out of more than $250K
Investigation conducted by Alberta RCMP
Organization says 11,789 Canadians have reported losing $7.2 million to COVID related fraud
Victims loses total $5,400
West Shore RCMP previously said error was work of fraudsters
Fraudulent email claimed to be from London Drugs
Leonard Michael Lecreux often uses the alias ‘Richard Branscombe’
Fraud revealed during investigation of massive fraud and identity operation
Suspects flagged victim down and took him to ATM
The pandemic heavily contributed to the number of puppy scams
In both cases, the fraudsters were posing as financial services employees
More than $2,400 stolen from business and two individuals who fell victim to scam
Victim received calls from people impersonating Service Canada, VicPD
Discrepancy was discovered when refunds were being issued for cancelled season
