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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Another scam targeting older adults has left a senior in Quebec with a massive loss. An 81-year-old Montreal woman was scammed out of more than $100,000 in a banking phone scam. The woman says the fraudulent scheme was “sleek” and sounded “very professional.” Get breaking National news…
A New York man is accused of milking a Newton senior citizen out of nearly half a million dollars through an elaborate scam allegedly involving narcotics, the DEA, the FBI and the U.S. Treasury Department. Vishual Kumar, 23, of Queens, New York, appeared in Middlesex Superior Court and was formally charged with extortion, larceny over…
SINGAPORE: Standard Chartered Bank announced on Monday (Mar 17) a revamp of its MyWay savings account to include a digital scam insurance policy and higher interest rates. The MyWay savings account is available for those aged 55 and above. The Digital Scam Protection Insurance, underwritten by MSIG, will protect funds of up to S$50,000 (US$37,474)…
SINGAPORE: A former sales agent of gold trading company Genneva has been sentenced to nine months’ jail on Thursday (Mar 13) after she cheated a pawnshop to redeem gold that came about from a multi-million dollar investment scam. Zhang Jinxia, 58, was convicted on Mar 6 after a trial, of one count of cheating and another under…
Listen to article Pi Network has defied the broader cryptocurrency market downturn, with its price surging 22% in the past 24 hours, reaching $1.90. This recent uptick leaves Pi Network only 10% below its all-time high of $2.10, which was set on February 20, following its launch. In contrast to the wider crypto market, which has seen…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 6, 2025 3:14 pm Updated February 6, 2025 3:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan lost a total of…
A Maple Ridge, B.C., woman says she is feeling angry and embarrassed after losing thousands of dollars to a scam while undergoing cancer treatment. “I felt helpless because of where I was at,” Jackie Johnson told Global News. “Especially right, sitting in a hospital getting my chemo. I couldn’t even get up and go to…
By Nono Shen The Canadian Press Posted December 3, 2024 9:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Better Business Bureau in British Columbia is warning Taylor Swift fans of scams ahead of the superstar’s Vancouver concerts, highlighting one case in which a social media profile was allegedly hacked…
