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8 People Facing Charges After Cyber-Enabled Fraud Targets Federal COVID Benefit: RCMP
Mounties say the scheme stole identities and redirected $364,000 in benefit payments, and the Canada Revenue Agency is owed more than $10.35 billion in COVID-19 benefits.
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8 people charged in fraud of Canada COVID-19 benefit program
Eight people from Ottawa, Gatineau and Montreal are facing charges in a high-level cyber fraud that targeted the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program in 2020. RCMP began the investigation in August 2020, following the release of millions of dollars to Canadians from the program intended to support people during the COVID-19 pandemic, handed out […]
·Toronto, Canada
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Six Quebecers and one Ontarian are accused by the federal police of cyberfraud linked to the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program.
·Montreal, Canada
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