A Toronto woman and former Region of Peel employee is facing fraud charges after an investigation involving a spiritual healer and false claims being made for benefits totalling $50,000.
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Scott Galbraith, an avid hockey jersey collector, claims in a civil suit, that he paid nearly $4,000 for a London Knights jersey used in a game and was handed a fake. The Knights deny it.
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A provincial judge has stayed the charges against three men accused in a fraud and conspiracy case that shook public confidence in the TTC, after handing down a ruling that slammed the ?frustratingly glacial? pace of the prosecution and determined that lengthy delays in the case had violated the trio?s charter right to a speedy trial.
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A former Halton Region official has been charged with fraud, corruption and taking kickbacks in connection with the handling of more than $100 million in construction projects. The charges against David Ohashi were announced Wednesday morning by Halton police in a news release.
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A Mississauga man has been given nine months in jail for his part in a fake identity scheme in Hamilton, Toronto and Kitchener used to obtain bank credit or loans. Nashaid Iqbal Bhatti and another man were charged in 2014 by the RCMP with fraud and money-laundering related to creating fake identities used to acquire legitimate pieces of ID and, ultimately, bank loans.
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A Mississauga woman was asked tough questions when her policy renewed and told to drive 50 kilometres to deliver the answers. She wondered why.
Car insurer’s fraud effort drives good Mississauga customer away Read More »
Fraud happens all days of the year and it can happen to anyone. One of the increasingly common fraud these days is auto insurance fraud. Current data states that Ontario loses approximately $1.6 billion a year to auto insurance fraud. That?s $1.6 billion that goes straight to the pockets of crooks and $1.6 billion that could have been put to better use.
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Phishing scams and Pharming scams abound, and now is the time, more than ever to actively avoid attempts at online identity theft by arming yourself with knowledge to combat online fraud. We?ve compiled some tips to avoid identity theft online below for you.
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In this information age, your data is worth its bytes in gold. In a 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study conducted by IBM, the average cost of a data breach in 2015 is $3.8 million! That?s a 23% increase over the results of the 2013 study and shows just how important it is more than ever to protect your data from thieves and criminals.
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Online home-sharing portals are changing the way people travel and find accommodations and with that change, is the increasing number of fraudsters who victimize people opting for hotel alternatives.
Short-Term Rental Scam on the Rise? Read More »
