Posts filed under: SIN News

CTVNews.ca – Looking for a job? Beware employment resume scams

Pat Foran CTV News Toronto Consumer Alert Videojournalist A Milton, Ont. woman has been looking for a job, hoping to work remotely in technical support, and received an offer from someone who claimed to be a recruiter who reached out to... Read More

Global News – Frustration and lineups continue to grow at many Service Canada locations

Tomasia DaSilva  Global News Posted April 25, 2022 Many Calgarians are reporting growing frustration along with growing lineups at Service Canada locations across the city. Nicholas Tellas, from Colombia, is getting his master’s degree from the University of Calgary. He was at Service... Read More

Orilliamatters.com – Beware of fraudsters pretending to be service providers: OPP

OrilliaMatters StaffApr 22, 2022 The fraudsters will ask for personal information, like SIN and driver’s licence numbers, warns Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB) and Serious Fraud Office Ontario (SFO), in concert with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is warning the... Read More

CBC – Social insurance numbers are stolen by the millions — but Ottawa replaces just dozens per year

New SINs ‘will not protect individuals from fraud,’ said government official Jonathon Gatehouse · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2019  The one million Canadians who saw their social insurance numbers stolen in the massive Capital One data hack shouldn’t count on Ottawa to... Read More

CBC – Ottawa man’s mysterious tax bill may shine light on ‘synthetic identity fraud’ Social Sharing

Stu Mills · CBC News · Posted: Apr 19, 2022 Enrique Rosado faces income tax bill for employment he says he didn’t have An Ottawa man who filed his taxes early has discovered more than one nasty surprise. Not only does Enrique Rosado owe much more... Read More
12