Fraud

Losses from crypto scams reach historic levels in B.C. as young people targeted
British Columbians are being urged to learn the signs of a scam to protect themselves…

B.C. lawyer fined $12,000 for their part in immigration fraud
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $12,000 for unwittingly submitting fraudulent immigration paperwork. According to…

B.C. senior who pretended to be a mortgage broker on hook for $60K
A B.C. senior — who previously spent time behind bars for fraud — is on…

Kamloops bookkeeper accused of embezzling $600K from employer pleads guilty
A former bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to fraud in Kamloops Supreme Court, accused of embezzling…

B.C. lawyer accused of laundering $23.5M
A unidentified B.C. lawyer stands accused of allowing criminal clients to use their trust account…

Kamloops non-profit sues former employee claiming $50K embezzlement
A Métis non-profit is trying to get nearly $50,000 back from a former employee accused…

Kamloops man ‘defrauds’ EI a third time
A Kamloops man is facing jail time after he pleaded guilty to misleading the federal…

Kamloops man misled ICBC; took home $43K
A Kamloops man managed to get $43,000 in benefits and wage subsidies after he was…

RCMP bust ‘sophisticated’ ID forgery lab in Lower Mainland
RCMP officers arrested a man after searching his Lower Mainland residence and finding a sophisticated…

Kamloops scammers still active so far bilking victims out of $40,000
A team of scammers claiming they need fictitious legal fees are still active in the…

Kelowna social worker scandal prompts call for regulation in B.C.
Robert Riley Saunders shone a spotlight on social work in B.C. like no one else…

Fraud suspects bilking victims out of thousands of dollars in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for scammers who have been meeting their victims in…

Fraud victim unknowingly buys stolen Kamloops trailer
A trailer was returned to its rightful owner after a buyer found out it had…
Fraudster who bilked elderly Okanagan couple out of $12,000 in roofing scam out of jail soon
A 65-year-old man with multiple convictions for fraud spanning back three decades appeared at the…

Kelowna international student scammed out of $3,500
Kelowna RCMP are warning the public after an international student was scammed out of $3,500…