Tag: Scams
31-year-old charged after trio threatens student at St. Thomas school: Police
A 31-year-old from Toronto is charged after three people wearing masks entered a St. Thomas high school and threatened a student in a washroom, St. Thomas police say. Three unknown individuals wearing masks entered the school with a student on Jan. 22, police said. Once inside, the trio located a student known to them and […]
Musk Needs A Wake-Up Call About Reworking The US Economy, Says Senator Elizabeth Warren
If there’s anyone who can offer a prescription to cure the US economy, it’s Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). It was her idea to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a way to stop scams and hold financial firms accountable when they cheat people. Now billionaire Elon Musk has bought … [continued]
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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 men charged after man threatened at gunpoint: Police
A firearm was seized and two people face charges after an argument at a core-area home on Wednesday. Three men known to each other began arguing on Wednesday around 4 p.m. at a home near Rogers Avenue and Wharncliffe Road North, London police said. During the argument, two men threatened and pointed a firearm at […]
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
Cryptocurrency scams on the rise in Bruce County
Area residents have lost nearly $200,000 through cryptocurrency investment frauds in recent months, police say. South Bruce OPP issued a warning on Dec. 7 saying they have received several reports of residents being scammed with total losses amounting to over $190,000. According to the news release, the majority of investment scam reports involve residents deciding […]
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.