Tag: scam
Students scammed out of deposit when searching for sublet housing
Over the past month on Reddit, University of Waterloo students reported paying deposits for sublet agreements that turned out to be scams. The police...
Waterloo Region residents scammed out of more than $700K by Bitcoin...
Waterloo Region Police issued a warning to community members earlier this month after 120 residents were scammed out of more than $700,000 collectively by...
Scam stories continue to unfold
Twelve UW students have come forward about being contacted through their UW emails by fraudulent sites offering them various ways of making money since...
Email scam targets UW students
When scam artists try to rip off students, sometimes they accidentally contact a journalist.
Mystery Shoppers, contacted this Imprint reporter promising paying work. Instead, the...