A Tillsonburg woman lost $5,000 after falling victim to an online romance scam, Ontario Provincial Police said on Tuesday.
St. Thomas police are urging caution after they say three people lost $30,000 or more each in cryptocurrency fraud incidents that were reported to them within less than a week.
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, […]
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
Area residents have lost nearly $200,000 through cryptocurrency investment frauds in recent months, police say. South Bruce OPP issued a warning on Dec. 7 saying they have received several reports of residents being scammed with total losses amounting to over $190,000. According to the news release, the majority of investment scam reports involve residents deciding […]
A Central Huron man is charged with impaired driving after a school bus blocked traffic northwest of Seaforth, provincial police say. Read More
Aylmer police say a resident has lost nearly $200,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud that began on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Read More
A Sarnia judge had a farewell message for a pair of U.K. men who, apparently unsuccessfully, tried scamming several local homeowners out of money with fraudulent cleaning and repair jobs while on a vacation in Canada. Read More
An Elgin County resident is out of thousands of dollars after being duped into a believing a caller was their grandchild in need of money for an emergency, Ontario Provincial Police say. Read More