A Canadian Reddit user reported their experience in r/scams about being scammed over $7,000. Reddit user u/Tefitef created a post on the subreddit about their ordeal with the scammers. The funny thing is that the poster sensed the scam coming early on. It started as a wrong number SMS from an unknown international number: It […]
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The Canadian Work Permit/Visa Scam has been going on for a while now but a lot of people still fall for them. In fact, the Canadian government has a page on its website dedicated to these types of fraud. The Work Permit Scam will continue as long as there are people interested in jobs in
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A user from Reddit is warning fellow Bell users to be careful when talking to callers claiming to be Bell tech support. The Reddit user is subscribed to a home internet plan with Bell. It remains to be seen if the user was targeted specifically or if the scammers are just shooting in the dark.
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Phone scammers continue to prey on Canadians. This time, targeting newcomers and the elderly. Alan, a new permanent resident in Regina, started receiving calls a day after he got his Koodo number. “As soon as I got my Canadian number, the robocalls started coming in. First, they would call me. Then a few minutes later,
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