March is Fraud Prevention Month, and the Alberta RCMP are sharing a variety of tips and resources to support the annual week-long campaign, including a weekly theme to educate Albertans on how fraudulent activity negatively impacts communities in many ways. […]
St. Albert RCMP received a complaint about a citizen who fell prey to a relationship/dating scam. The individual met the scammer on the Facebook Dating App, and began a friendship for approximately 6 months. […]
The pandemic has led to new COVID-19 related fraud in Alberta. From March 2020 to February 2021, there were over 10,700 reports of fraud in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions. […]
It’s time to start thinking about holiday shopping, and during the pandemic, people have been doing more and more shopping online. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up this month, we would like to remind people to protect their personal and financial information when purchasing things online.
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(NC) Safeguarding against scams can be a challenge. This is especially true during difficult periods like we are experiencing now. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating a lot of uncertainty and worry – the very things that fraudsters thrive on. […]
The RCMP says there has been a spike in COVID-19 related scams in Canada since the beginning of the month. The most common report police are receiving is fraudulent merchandise sales and phishing emails. […]
(NC) It seems that there’s always a new scam we need to be worried about. By now, we’ve been exposed to so many it’s easy to think we know the warning signs. But fraudsters are always finding new ways to outsmart victims. Here are some flags to watch out for: […]
Morinville, Alberta – Morinville RCMP are investigating two attempted frauds at the Husky and Shell gas stations in the Town of Morinville that occurred on the evening of February 13, 2018. A male and female entered the Shell and Husky gas station convenience stores and attempted to purchase a large number of lotto tickets and gift cards. […]
On August 23 and August 25, 2017 suspects entered a local business in the Town of Morinville to commit fraud by purchasing goods using an admin card. On August 23rd two male suspects were involved (see attached photograph), and on August 25th one male suspect was involved. […]
A Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report indicates fraudsters have scammed 20 per cent of Canadian businesses over the past year. The organization’s report will be released on March 17. […]
RCMP are cautioning online shoppers not to get stung in an online deal. Police say the number of people shopping online has grown steadily over the years along with the methods of buying and selling online. […]
Morinville RCMP are advising the community they have no intention of arresting people if they don’t hand over the money some Morinville residents say they have been asking them for. […]
by Morinville News Staff The next time a local business phone number pops up on your screen, it might just […]
The RCMP Federal Policing office in Calgary are warning the public about an active telephone scam going on across the country, active in at least seven provinces… […]
It’s November already. Winter is setting in and the kids are all settled into school. When you go to the malls the Christmas supplies are out and the news has reports of retailers hiring extra employees for the Christmas shopping season…. […]
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