Rental Scams (Grenville County, ON) Recently, the Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have had reports of fraudulent house rental listings on social media sites. Often, these rental listing will be listed at a below market value and require an upfront payment. The OPP would like to remind the public toContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Sources stated that a “major operation” that took place at 1818 Lincoln Street Friday night resulted in the arrest of David Rosenstein. After somehow not getting charged by area police after the numerous allegations of fraud and scams it appear Mr. Rosenstein (AKA DAVID ROSE and otherContinue Reading
Arrest Warrant for a parking scam suspect (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit has issued an arrest warrant for Daniel MacKAY, 32 of Ottawa, for Fraud Under $5000 and Breaching his Recognizance. Between December 2017 and January 2018, MacKAY was placing advertisements on-line, renting parking spots inContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – In what seems to be a cross country spree of alleged scams and frauds; involving landlords, telecom companies, digital tv boxes, and even stiffing a poor home cleaner, David Rosenstein, AKA David Rose, AKA Daniel Rosse, and who knows how many other aliases has appeared to leaveContinue Reading
Ottawa Police warns about a false Uber driver scam (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service has received reports about a male suspect posing as an Uber driver in the downtown core, particularly in the ByWard Market area. In this scam, the suspect typically waits in his vehicle, late at night, andContinue Reading
OPP WOULD LIKE TO WARN BUSINESSES OF A HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES SCAM (OTTAWA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch, Economical Crime and Corruption, Ottawa Unit, received a complaint from a business owner of an Ontario / Quebec company that buys and sells heavy equipment within Canada and theContinue Reading
POLICE LAY 13 HEALTH FRAUD-RELATED CHARGES Seven Assistive Devices Authorizers to Appear in Court (ORILLIA, ON) – Members with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch Health Fraud Investigation Unit have charged seven people in connection with a lengthy investigation involving owners of mobility aid businesses and their employees. SinceContinue Reading
Paving Scam (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Unit is warning the public about a new scam that has emerged in Ottawa. The Ottawa Police has received complaints from people who have “hired” paving contractors who come to the door, with promises of an inexpensive paving jobContinue Reading
CFN – The Ottawa Police Service investigated a “Grandparent scam” scheme in progress and arrested an Ottawa man on Saturday, January 17, 2015 in the 1700 block of Riverside Drive. A male suspect called the victim, an 86 year old man, last week identifying himself as his grandson, saying heContinue Reading