RCMP have received a number of reports of individuals receiving phone calls advising them that they have won a prize and then prompting them to enter their credit card information.
A Falcon Beach RCMP investigation triggered by a June 2013 report, resulted in a local business owner being charged in connection with three separate fraud reports between 2010 and 2013.
Glen Allan Jesshope of Winkler was fined $2,500 after he was found guilty of trying to defraud Manitoba Public Insurance.
A former Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Churchill, is facing numerous fraud related charges after being arrested by police on March 19, 2013.
Selkirk RCMP are warning the public of an increase in complaints regarding “Mail scams”.
On February 11, 2013, Steinbach RCMP received a report of fraud from a resident in Steinbach who informed police that he had responded to a Kijiji ad which was advertising Winnipeg Jets tickets for sale.
International Data Privacy Day is held every January 28th and Steinbach MLA Kelvin Goertzen says it is a good time to remind residents to protect their information against the growing number of identity thieves and fraudsters.
A data crash recorder and surveillance camera proved to be invaluable tools in successfully identifying a pair of individuals who attempted to defraud Manitoba Public Insurance, which recently released its annual list of Top Five Frauds.
A Canada Post employee is facing numerous fraud related charges in connection with an investigation that began over 2 years ago.
On December 6, 2012, Steinbach RCMP received a complaint regarding suspicious, fraudulent phone calls to a residence.
