News Release from the Competition Bureau
News Release
29 Aug 2019
Guide
Artificial intelligence (AI) has opened new avenues for criminals to carry out fraud, especially through deepfakes. AI can help a scammer quickly produce convincing photos and messages through text or voice cloning. Many of the same scam tactics have existed for years, but scammers are using AI to make these scams more convincing and harder to recognize.
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27 Aug 2019
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CNP Fraud is the unauthorized and/or fraudulent gathering, trade and use of payment data (card numbers, expiry dates and passwords).
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19 Aug 2019
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From: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
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16 Aug 2019
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This variation involves fraudulent offers of free or discounted vacations using company names like Expedia, Air Canada, Transat, WestJet and others.
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13 Aug 2019
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Job Offer with Promise of Immigration to Canada
Consumers looking to work and move to Canada will find job postings all over the internet.
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9 Aug 2019
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7 Aug 2019
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Fraudsters create classified ads for vacation property rentals in popular tourist destinations. The ads are posted on trusted websites or the fraudsters mimic known vacation sites.
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26 Jul 2019
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This bulletin was prepared to advise the public of a growing telephone scam where fraudsters say that your Social Insurance Number (SIN) has been blocked, compromised or suspended.
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30 Mar 2021
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Scammers have sent official-looking letters to several New Brunswickers claiming they are sitting on an inheritance from a long, lost relative just waiting to be claimed. The letters claim to