NIPIGON, ON – On Thursday, January 20th, 2022 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Nipigon detachment were advised of a report of a vehicle that had left a Thunder Bay business without paying for gas. An investigation determined the vehicle, a 2019 Ford F150 truck, had been [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public about phone scams where the caller pretends to work for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and demand payment by either gift cards or sending money. Some warning signs of these fraudulent calls are: A sense of [Read more]
The press release below from the Rainy River District OPP includes important information for everyone to be aware of as well as some helpful tips regarding how to avoid becoming a victim of fraud. FORT FRANCES, ON – The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want you to confirm [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are asking for your assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft and fraud. In the early morning of the 30th of January 2018 an unidentified individual stole a purse that contained a credit card. An unidentified [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Last month, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) warned the public with regards to the ongoing Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Scam that is running rampant throughout Ontario. It has now come to our attention that our Provincial Communications Centres are being inundated with calls from the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On July 2, 2015 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by several local citizens that they had received letters that they believed were money scams. The letters were from different sources and varied in their attempts to defraud someone of [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment is currently assisting Timmins Police Service, Sault Ste Marie Police Service and the Winnipeg Police Service with a fraudulent cheque investigation. A number of cheques of various denominations have been cashed on [Read more]
IS YOUR VEHICLE INSURED OR ARE YOU A VICTIM OF FRAUD? ORILLIA, ON – Every vehicle owner is seeking lower auto insurance premiums and scammers know this. To kick off March as Fraud Prevention Month, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch remind you, if it sounds [Read more]
SUPERIOR EAST, ON -Recently the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments have had several online and telephone frauds reported. In one instance a victim was telephoned and advised that it was Google calling. This is called the “Anti-Virus”, the victim was told his [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 14, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a “pop up” on his computer. It stated that the Police Cyber Crime Investigation Department were monitoring his computer and that he had committed an infraction [Read more]
New emails using Canada Post’s name or brand are circulating, inviting customers to either click a link or open a document to obtain their tracking information. We wish to remind customers to not click on any links or open documents. These fraudulent messages are known as “phishing” [Read more]
PHONEY BANK INSPECTORS CREATING REAL VICTIMS ORILLIA, ON –The Ontario Provincial Police is receiving many reports of financial scams targeting seniors and other vulnerable people across the province. In this scam, individuals claiming to be investigators from one of Canada’s chartered banks [Read more]
Everyone has a gripe about auto insurance in Ontario and when you look at the facts, it’s easy to see why. Ontario has the highest auto insurance rates in the country. According to a recent Auditor General report, Ontario premiums – which average just over $1,400 per vehicle – are as much as [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – April 18th, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a possible telephone scam. The complainant reported that a male caller had contacted them advising they had just won 1.8 million dollars. In order [Read more]
WAWA, ON – March 18th, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a possible telephone scam. The complainant reported that multiple calls were made to their home advising they had won a lottery inLas Vegas,Nevada. The caller had [Read more]
