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Police allege that the 44-year-old accused used victims' names to create fake pieces of identification, including drivers licences, SIN cards and citizenship cards.
Canadians lost more than $100 million due to scams in 2021 and these were the top five tactics that people fell for this year.
The FTC has heard reports from people in Korean, Vietnamese, and Latino communities who got letters in the mail from a supposed “lawyer” in Canada. The letter looks like it’s from a law firm and offers an “easy way” to get money using someone else’s life insurance policy. But it’s a scam.
The indictment alleges that due to a computer intrusion and false invoicing scam, Ojo caused a media company in California to send payments totaling $89,140 to a bank account controlled by one of the defendants. In total, the victim sent $646,840, as a result of the fraud.
How to spot a fake Canadian job offer. Scammers know job-seekers are in a vulnerable position, and willing to provide their personal information or even money to secure a job in Canada. If you have fallen for a scam, you are not alone. Online scams have been on the rise since the pandemic started.
Mark Avery, 57, had been found guilty in February by a jury on 11 of 17 felony counts that charged him with siphoning money from an elderly widow's trust fund, among other crimes.
Did former city and state prosecutor Mark Avery commit a $52 million criminal fraud in 2005 when he used an elderly widow's trust money to back a loan spent in part on RVs, vintage planes and...
