ATM scams cost 95-year-old, two other seniors thousands: OPP

The London Free Press
Provincial police are probing three Huron County ATM scams that cost seniors thousands of dollars. 
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Two Oxford County residents lose $240K in scams: OPP

The London Free Press
Oxford OPP are reminding the public that legitimate businesses and the government will not ask for payment with bitcoin or payment cards after two residents were defrauded of $240,000 in separate scams. Police said they were notified Monday that a resident of Zorra Township is out more than $200,000 after falling for a bitcoin scam, […]
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Individual sought in $140,000 email scam turns themselves in

The London Free Press
A person sought by police in an alleged email scam that resulted in a loss of $140,000 for a St. Thomas business has turned themselves in
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Baranyai: Education best tool in combatting fraud

The London Free Press
At the turn of the last century, George Parker famously "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge to dozens of newcomers, promising each one they could earn money collecting tolls on a bridge that was never his to sell. When he was arrested in 1908, Parker snagged a sheriff's hat and overcoat from the courthouse and confidently strolled out past the guards, wishing them a Happy New Year. Read More
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