These scammers called almost everyone in Canada — and swindled millions vancouversun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vancouversun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Western Union reached a settlement to repay victims of phone scammers after it was targeted in a federal investigation in the United States for its role in the scheme, in which fraudsters convinced people to send money through the transfer service. Compensation is available globally, including in Canada.
CBC Marketplace has spent five years investigating phone scams, the scammers and the alleged co-ordinators in Canada who funnel money abroad. Now, the team has learned that the RCMP, which once promised it would do everything it could to stop spam calls, has dismantled Project Octavia, its task force dedicated to stopping them.
Despite laying dozens of charges, RCMP have stopped targeting Canadian accomplices in foreign scam calls cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.