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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Don’t believe everything you see on social media. That’s the message from cybersecurity experts as a new online scam gains traction on platforms like Facebook. The scam, University of Manitoba computer scientist David Gerhard says, plays on people’s emotions. Posts appearing to …
Read More »Fake Job Scam… म्यांमार के इस रैकेट में फंसे कई भारतीय, विद्रोही संगठनों के बीच इस तरह किया गया रेस्क्यू
देश के नौजवानों को रोजगार का लालच देकर Fake Job Scam रैकेट में फंसाया गया। ये रैकेट म्यांमार से चल रहा है। फेक जॉब में फंसे युवाओं को भारत सरकार वहां से निकालने में जुटी हुई है। Source link
Read More »2 men arrested after selling fake iPhones in boxes full of rice or sand: Toronto police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Police arrested two men in relation to a fake iPhone scam where the cellphone boxes contained rice or sand. Police allege the men have been defrauding people since 2021 using Facebook Marketplace. Investigators said they would advertise the phones online and …
Read More »Ontario resident loses more than $400K in romance scam
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario resident lost more than $400,000 in a romance scam, prompting police to urge the public to familiarize themselves with different scams. Ontario Provincial Police said that on Monday, officers investigated an address in Simcoe in Norfolk County. Police learned that …
Read More »Nova Scotians lost more than $750K to crypto fraud this year: securities commission – Halifax
The Nova Scotia Securities Commission, along with Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP, have issued a warning to be vigilant when investing in cryptocurrency “as residents continue to lose substantial amounts of money to crypto-related scams.” “The commission previously issued crypto warnings in January and March. Since then, Nova Scotians …
Read More »Taylor Swift fans targeted in ticket scam, ‘seller’ stops communicating: Ontario police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Simcoe County, Ont. are warning the public about an online scam for Taylor Swift tickets after multiple people reported it to them. Police have received two reported incidents where victims responded to ads for tickets on Facebook Marketplace. In each …
Read More »Toronto police charge 2 in door-to-door home renovation scam – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto have arrested two men and charged them in connection with an alleged home renovation scam. Investigators said they believed a scam had run between June and October, involving two men going door-to-door. Toronto police said the two men would …
Read More »Lottery scam targeted older adults in Canada, Brampton man arrested: police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Brampton man is facing charges after a lottery scam that took place over years and targeted older adults in various parts of Canada, police say. Peel Regional Police said Tuesday that multiple frauds took place over two years beginning in November …
Read More »SaskPower warns of unpaid bill scam emails
The company said the fake emails look to be from MySaskPower and have links encouraging people to give their credit card information. News Source link
Read More »Hamilton, Oakville men arrested in connection to southern Ontario reno scam: Waterloo police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Men from Oakville and Hamilton are facing charges after Waterloo regional police uncovered a renovation fraud scheme which had occurred across southern Ontario. According to police, the scam would see two suspects telling victims that they were in the financial advice and …
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