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Canadian Telemarketer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Fraudulent Online Directory Scam
On April 28, 2023, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that Terry Croteau, a Canadian telemarketer, was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and to pay a fine of $1.28 million for running a fraudulent online directory scam (see: here). See also: 30 Months in … Read the rest of this entry »
New Publications: Canadian Competition Bureau Freshens Up Its Little Black Book of Scams
Looking for a (perhaps slightly dark) entertaining read about popular scams? On November 1st the Canadian Competition Bureau updated its Little Black Book of Scams. This apparently very popular Bureau publication, first adopted by the Bureau from the Australian ACCC’s similar publication, includes discussions of … Read the rest of this entry »
