Tag: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
One dead, three hurt in crash north of London
One person is dead and three people were hurt after a crash north of London Wednesday evening, police say.
Two Oxford County residents lose $240K in scams: OPP
Oxford OPP are reminding the public that legitimate businesses and the government will not ask for payment with bitcoin or payment cards after two residents were defrauded of $240,000 in separate scams. Police said they were notified Monday that a resident of Zorra Township is out more than $200,000 after falling for a bitcoin scam, […]
Individual sought in $140,000 email scam turns themselves in
A person sought by police in an alleged email scam that resulted in a loss of $140,000 for a St. Thomas business has turned themselves in
Business out $10K after employee falls for Bitcoin scam
A retail business in Exeter is out almost $10,000 after an employee fell for a Bitcoin scam, Huron OPP said. The employee of the business that wasn’t identified by police received a text message on their phone that appeared to be from their supervisor, police said Thursday. The message instructed the employee to collect all […]
Southwestern Ontario resident defrauded out of $320K in gold, cash
A Southwestern Ontario resident lost $320,000 in cash and gold in an online scam, provincial police say.