We would like to take a moment to acknowledge some community partners that have stepped up to assist recently. Without their contributions we would not be able to provide some of the services that we do. We would like to acknowledge the contributions of: Hallmark Canada – With the generous contribution of Hallmark Canada Larry […]

Sky Dietrich Well On Her Way to Pay It Forward Goal No one will ever be able to say that Sky Dietrich is not a woman of her word. Further to our story of last week (See KLPS Members Chip In To Buy Local Girl A New Bike, April 17th, 2015) and as promised, Sky […]

  Media Release Friday April 17th, 2015   KLPS Members Chip In To Buy Local Girl New Bike As Constable Scott Duffy surfed Facebook this week he read a post about a local 12 year old girl who had her bicycle stolen. Skye Dietrich worked most of last summer so that she could buy herself a […]

Extortion Scams Extortion scams occurring online are increasing. In 2013 the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) received 4,307 reports with 223 of these classified as victims with a total reported dollar loss of $92,174.44. So far in 2014 the CAFC has received 1936 complaints related to an Extortion pitch. 123 are classified as victims with a […]

Lottery Emails There has been an ever-growing number of scam lottery emails advising consumers they have hit the jackpot. We ask that you consider the following when you receive a solicitation of this kind. They do not notify winners by email. You cannot win without first buying a lottery ticket They do not randomly select […]

Scams Targeting Businesses Wire Frauds One type of wire fraud currently targeting businesses is the Business Executive Scam (BES) which is a type of phishing. The potential victim receives an email that appears to come from their employer’s human resources or technical support department. Fraudsters create email addresses that mimic that of the real departments. […]

Cheque Overpayment Fraud Fraudulent cheques are used in a variety of scams such as advance fee letter fraud, overpayment and prize pitch to name a few. Overpayment scams is the type of fraud where the person receiving the cheque is actually owed money for goods sold. The seller receives a counterfeit cashier’s cheque personal cheque […]

Today’s Scam of the Day – The Inheritance Scam A very wealthy stranger has died and you are asked to assist with banking and to share the wealth. The Pitch You receive a wordy letter, or email message, from a stranger, seeking your assistance in moving large amounts of money, often millions of dollars, to […]

So, it’s late on St Patrick’s Day, your phone rings and it sounds like it may be your nephew or neice. They sound upset and claim that you need to wire money to a lawyer in Montreal as they have been arrested for too much partying and need to be bailed out. What would you […]

Scams Targeting Seniors The trusting nature of our senior population and their lack of experience with high tech frauds makes them prime candidates to be taken by heartless criminals. Prize Scam Seniors are solicited over the phone or email and advised they are the winner of a large lottery or sweepstakes. Prior to receiving any […]