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May 5 Toronto Sun
Fantino cleared after identity theft verified

May 4 BusinessWeek.com
Ex-media mogul Conrad Black back in Canada

May 3 Canadian Press
Ex-Quebec cabinet minister, facing fraud charges, quits politics

April 30 Globe and Mail
Documents reveal hundreds of ‘high-risk misconduct’ cases at CRA

April 29 National Post
Swiss hold former SNC-Lavalin exec with Gaddafi ties over fraud charges

April 26 PostMediaNews
Feds to consider biometrics for permanent residents to combat fraud

April 21 Ottawa Citizen
Group has helped seniors avoid scams for a decade

April 20 CBCNews.ca
Quebec's anti-corruption squad nets 15th arrest

April 19 CBCNews.ca
Scareware uses child porn warning to scam money

April 17 IFpress.com
Canada's regulatory system weak: Author

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December 2011 - Season’s Thievings: ID fraud and holiday shopping. This holiday season, be a Scrooge with your personal information. Keep your shopping joyous by taking a few extra precautions.

September 29, 2011 - The virus scam has grown to epidemic proportions in Canada, now accounting for between 70 and 80 per cent of frauds reported daily to the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre (CAFC).... read more

February 28, 2011 - Fraud related offences are now thought to be as profitable as drug related offences, estimated at between $10 and $30 billion annually in Canada by the RCMP’s Commercial Crime Branch. The majority of these crimes aren’t committed by kids at their computers, almost 80% are the work of criminal organizations.... read more

February 2011 - 8th Annual Integrated Law Enforcement and Private Sector Fraud Workshop February 1st – 3rd 2011 in North Bay, Ontario... read more

January 2011 - Fraud Alert ! The three digits criminals want! Increased popularity in Internet, telephone and mail shopping means an increase in transactions where both the cardholder and the credit card are not present. This creates opportunities for “card not present” fraud, an old scam resurfacing in various parts of the country... read more

December 2010 - Season’s Thievings: ID fraud and holiday shopping. This holiday season, be a Scrooge with your personal information. Keep your shopping joyous by taking a few extra precautions.

December 16, 2010 - The RCMP and the Competition Bureau announce the launch of the National Mass Marketing Fraud Strategy.

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