Scam alert: How I almost fell for a 'pig butchering' scam. A woman named 'Gianna' nearly tricked me

A scam called “pig butchering” gaining steam as a potent threat to Canadians almost lured this reporter — and it all started ...

He accepted a fake job offer. Police believe it roped him into a grandparent scam

A would-be job seeker replied to an unsolicited work offer sent to his phone, only to be roped into a larger plot. Experts ...

Fraud group targeting Canadians with toll and parking scams, warns Montreal cybercrime firm

More than 900 potential victims of the group dubbed ‘PayTool’ have been identified, according to Flare Systems ...
PortageOnline

Hidden behind fake faces: Inside Canada’s growing fraud crisis and the masks scammers wear

Statistics Canada, and law‑enforcement reporting Canadians lost more than $638-$647 million to scams and fraud in 2024, the ...
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'Ghost tapping' is on the rise — what Canadians need to know about this contactless payment scam

Ghost tapping is a fraud method that targets the “tap-to-pay” feature found on cards and mobile wallets. It involves using ...
Money.ca on MSN

Scammers are targeting travelers with fake rentals and sites. Are you sure your next vacation booking is safe?

Fake vacation rentals are one of the most common travel scams. Scammers often copy real online rental listings — including ...
CNN

How to outfox financial scammers

While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...