3 SoCal fraudsters learn fate in bizarre bear-attack costume scam
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. The California Insurance Department said the three used a person in a bear suit to stage fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in 2024, then […]
Nevada mom Haleigh Knight faked cancer diagnosis to scam more than $20K from victims: ‘She’s a sociopath’
[ad_1] A Nevada mom confessed to fabricating having pancreatic cancer in hopes people would “feel guilty and more inclined to love and be around her” — while she accepted more than $20K in donations to splurge on herself and her children. Haleigh Knight pleaded guilty in a Las Vegas court on Monday to a felony […]
Ontario pastor among 15 charged in alleged fraud targeting homelessness program | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A longtime pastor from Vaughan, Ont., is among 15 people charged in connection with an alleged fraud ring that police say targeted a program for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. York Regional Police say the investigation, dubbed Project Great One, was led by its financial crimes unit in partnership with the Regional […]
Florida woman who posed as nurse and treated more than 4,400 patients without a license avoids jail time
[ad_1] A Florida woman who posed as a nurse and treated more than 4,400 patients without a license was sentenced this week to probation and community service after pleading no contest, avoiding jail time in a case authorities once called deeply disturbing. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that 29-year-old Autumn Bardisa, of Palm Coast, entered […]
‘The low of the low’: Montreal charity targeted by scam speaks out – Montreal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Dan Payne struggles to raise money to feed the homeless population through his Montreal charity, DIFY. “The first year I had to pay everything out of my pocket,” he told Global News from his home office in the city’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) neighbourhood. So he was overjoyed when, a week ago, someone sent an email […]
Manitoba anti-fraud campaign targets older adults – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Urgency, panic and fear are all characteristics of grandparent scams. “Which often causes people to have a blocked sense of reality. They don’t know what to do. They freeze,” Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) Const. Dani McKinnon said. It’s a scheme that impersonates familiar or authoritative voices and can con seniors out of thousands of […]
Fake Bell Canada rep scams Ontario resident into sending money to U.S. bank | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police said they were able to recover some funds from a “tech service fraud” scam in which the scammer pretended to be a representative from Bell Canada. The OPP said the scam was reported on Feb. 19 when an Oxford Mills, Ont., resident received […]