Fraud

B.C. judge doesn’t bet on sugar daddy story in $200,000 fraud case
A 29-year-old B.C. mother went bust after a failed attempt to convince a judge that…

Vernon judge sentences fraudster caught with 15 fake IDs and a blonde wig
VERNON – An Alberta woman who was caught with 15 different fake IDs, along with…

Vernon resident scammed out of thousands of dollars over the phone
VERNON – RCMP are warning the public about yet another scam following an incident with…

UPDATE: Vernon police identify fraud suspect
UPDATE – RCMP have identified a man caught on surveillance camera suspected of using a…

Whirlpool Canada suing two Okanagan contractors for millions in fake invoices
VERNON – Home appliance giant Whirlpool Canada is suing a B.C. couple who acted as…

Loads of cash destined for Kelowna scam artist intercepted
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman was saved $40,000 by investigators with the RCMP's Federal Serious…
Kelowna woman looking for stolen cartridge filled with grandfather’s ashes
KELOWNA – RyLeigh Paziuk's grandfather, Ernest Kinch, was a big hunting fan. When Paziuk was…

Fraud suspect tries to escape RCMP by jumping into unmarked police cruiser in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — A man who was allegedly trying to impersonate a bank client in order…

Assistant who stole from Okanagan hospice now in finance for another charity
KAMLOOPS — The former administrative assistant of the Central Okanagan Hospice Association was sentenced to…

Kelowna society for disabled claims book-keeper stole millions
KELOWNA – A Kelowna agency that supports developmentally disabled youth and adults says it was…

No one was innocent in $2 million Kelowna fraud case
KELOWNA – Greed got the better of both the victim and the man who took…

Kamloops RCMP warn of ransomware scam after resident bilked out of $18,000
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are warning the public yet again after a victim lost…

Kelowna door-to-door fraudster is back
KELOWNA – RCMP are warning Kelowna residents to be on the lookout for a returning…

City warns of garbage scam in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – If you received a notice from the City of West Kelowna saying…

CRA phone scammer threatens B.C. RCMP detachment with arrest for not paying taxes
KIMBERLEY – A scammer accidentally called a B.C. RCMP detachment this week and threatened to…