Grandparent Scam

• Grandparent scam funded cocaine, luxury toys, private flights: court docs

  A Canadian man tied to Montreal has been sentenced to over 15 years in a U.S. prison after admitting to stealing millions from seniors in a grandparent scam.

  Crime

  May 13
  
• Quebec man charged after grandparent scams cost Manitoba seniors $31,000

  A 24-year-old Quebec man, Lyven Lemieux-Theriault, was arrested April 15 at the Winnipeg Remand Centre on a warrant related to the frauds.

  Crime

  May 4
  
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• Would-be victim of grandparent scam plays along, warns others to be alert

  What started as a terrifying phone call has left one grandparent anxious about scammers, and questioning why police can't do more to stop them.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2025
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• RCMP arrest alleged ringleader of massive $21M grandparent scam

  Gareth West, 38, was arrested on July 4 in St-Colomban, Que., in the Laurentians region, a statement from the RCMP confirmed.

  Crime

  Jul 9, 2025
• Quebec senior scammed out of $100,000, says bank isn’t reimbursing her

  An 81-year-old Montreal woman told Global News she's upset that she fell for a banking spoof, but is even more furious with her bank for the way she says it is handling her case.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2025
• 25 Canadians, mostly from Quebec, face U.S. charges over $21M grandparent scam

  The U.S. Attorney's Office says 24 Quebecers and one person from Ontario defrauded American seniors of $21 million.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2025
• More than $36,000 lost to scammers in the Central Okanagan since January

  According to Kelowna RCMP, there have been at least 14 scams involving seniors since January, possibly more that went unreported.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2025
• Grandparent scam: Halifax seniors being targeted for significant money, police warn

  Scammers targeting seniors in the Halifax area have prompted police to issue warnings for two suspects after multiple fraud reports.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2025
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• ‘Hang up. Call your grandchildren’: Alberta grandparents warn of financial scam

  An elderly couple in southern Alberta were nearly duped out of more than $8,000 when they were told their grandson needed bail money.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2024
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• New grandparent scam using AI technology a cause for concern in Alberta

  Police say artificial intelligence has create a new form of an old scam targeting senior citizens following two arrests in southern Alberta.

  Crime

  Sep 4, 2024