A clumsy arsonist and a not-so-injured trucker were two fraudsters who unsuccessfully attempted to defraud Manitoba Public Insurance, which today released its annual list of Top Five Frauds.
On December 1, 2011, Portage la Prairie RCMP received a report of suspected fraud from the Portage Minor Soccer Association.
The busiest retail season of the year has already begun and with an increase in financial transactions comes an increase in opportunities for fraud artists.
Organizations around the world, including Manitoba Public Insurance, are proactively working to protect its customers from fraudsters.
The RCMP and their partners at the Canadian Anti Fraud Center (CAFC) are warning that if someone calls you claiming to be able to protect your computer from viruses, your best bet is to just hang up the phone.
Family Services and Consumer Affairs Minister Gord Mackintosh introduced legislation that would amend the Real Property Act to provide Manitobans with better protection from fraudulent real estate transactions.
Every year during tax season thousands of Canadians are targeted by phishing e-mails attempting to represent the Canada Revenue Agency.
Mass Marketing Fraud, known as fraud perpetrated through communication media, continues to target Canadians in a variety of forms.
In the previous week, Altona Detachment has received two reports of email accounts being hijacked with requests to forward money for an emergent situation.
Fraud-related offences are now thought to be as profitable as drug-related offences, estimated at between $10 and $30 billion annually in Canada by the RCMP’s Commercial Crime Branch.
