Tag: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
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.
Southwestern Ontario senior loses $6,500 in grandparent scam
Provincial police are warning the public to be vigilant after a Huron County resident was defrauded out of $6,500 in the grandparent scam.
Bah humbug! Police searching for Christmas decoration thief
St. Thomas police are looking for a local Grinch after a suspect stole holiday decorations from two homes this week.