FRAUD
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2 former SNC-Lavalin execs arrested, charged with fraud and forgery
Two former executives at SNC-Lavalin have been charged with fraud and forgery by the RCMP as part of an ongoing criminal…
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TD customers in several provinces hit with fraudulent DoorDash debit charges
When Karen Lee got hit with $157 in DoorDash charges to her TD debit card in late December, she knew…
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Online job scams on the rise during pandemic year, fraud prevention expert says
When Antonio Jaimes lost his position as a marketing manager last month because of the pandemic, he began applying for…
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Richmond Hill councillor charged with fraud after more than $20K paid to spouse
A Richmond Hill councillor has been charged with fraud after an investigation revealed that she hired a new employee and…
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Ontario alleges family employed by province perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud
Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $11 million…
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Cottage country contractor accused of bilking people of thousands of dollars charged with fraud
Ontario Provincial Police have arrested and charged a cottage country contractor accused of bilking multiple people of thousands of dollars
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Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal faces breach of trust, fraud charges
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal faces a handful of criminal charges after he allegedly failed to report receiving millions in personal loans…
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He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam
Tony Monize was tired of waiting to be called back to work. The Toronto man had been temporarily laid off…
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OSC report finds crypto exchange Quadriga collapsed due to fraud by founder
The Ontario Securities Commission says Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga collapsed because of fraud committed by its late founder Gerald Cotten.…
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Ontarians to officially say goodbye to red-and-white health cards by July 1
Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians will soon have to say goodbye for good to their old, red-and-white health cards. The…
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Former SNC-Lavalin executive found guilty on Libya corruption charges
A former senior SNC-Lavalin executive was found guilty Sunday of fraud and corruption charges related to the engineering company’s close ties with…
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Cornwall, Ont., woman loses life savings to terrifying ‘SIN scam’
A Cornwall, Ont., woman has lost all her money after falling victim to a scam the RCMP are calling the…
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SNC Lavalin CEO expects corruption case to head to trial
The head of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. says he is not expecting a plea deal on criminal charges against the engineering…
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Banks tell dozens of customers they’re to blame for thousands of dollars lost to e-transfer fraudsters
A Manitoba man says marketing that claims people are protected when they e-transfer money is misleading, after fraudsters stole $3,000…
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RCMP probe of international CRA phone scam IDs Canadian suspects
From the outside, the low-rise office building west of Toronto’s Pearson Airport hardly looks like the hub of a federal…
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3 men wanted in connection with alleged pizza delivery scam
Toronto police are asking the public for help to identify three men believed to be involved in pizza delivery fraud. Since…
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Hacker obtained personal information of 6 million people in Canada
Capital One Financial Corp. said Monday that the personal information — including names, addresses, phone numbers and credit scores — of about…
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Crime up, homicide down: Five things to know about the 2018 crime statistics
New national crime data for 2018 was released Monday, courtesy of Statistics Canada, with big changes to some key indicators.…
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TD customers question how Visa Debit chequing accounts were compromised
When Jenn Kivimaki noticed an unexpected charge of $119.88 to Spotify in her TD chequing account last week, it was alarmingly familiar. In…
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Paying for pizza deliveries with your credit or debit card? Watch out for scammers
A fraud expert is warning Torontonians to watch out for their debit and credit cards after hearing one man’s story…
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Toronto geriatric hospital lets 150 workers go over alleged benefits fraud
A prominent geriatric health-care facility in Toronto has fired, or accepted the resignations of, about 150 employees for alleged benefits…
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Woman phones number on her bank card, gets a fraudster instead
Police have arrested a man in Ontario who stole $15,000 from a Hilden, N.S., woman in an elaborate phone scam…
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Toronto’s ‘professional tenant’ found guilty of fraud for skipping out on rent for 2 years
A man sometimes referred to as Toronto’s “professional tenant” was found guilty of fraud Tuesday after not paying rent at three high-end addresses since…
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Mount Pearl man accused of fraud, stashing $1 million in Icelandic bank account
Jerome Groves thought he’d stumbled across the business deal of a lifetime when he met Philip Chancey at a used-car…
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Ford government reveals updated driver’s licence card to prevent fraud, identity theft
The Ontario government says it will launch a redesigned driver’s licence this fall. Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek says the licence…
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Organizer of Ontario fun fair that raised money for children now facing fraud charges
Police say an Ontario woman who helped organize a county fair to raise money for children is now facing fraud…
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SNC-Lavalin boss says company could lose 9,000 jobs overseas, despite evidence to contrary
If convicted of fraud and bribery charges, SNC-Lavalin could end up being taken over by another company and its 9,000 jobs in…
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OECD ‘concerned’ by allegations Trudeau interfered in SNC-Lavalin case
The international economic group that oversees a global anti-bribery convention is monitoring allegations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interfered in…
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Montreal woman stunned to find her Walmart gift cards drained
After receiving a set of Walmart gift cards before Christmas, Samantha Vandzura tucked them into a drawer for safekeeping while she went on vacation…
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