A man who targeted Canadians for cryptocurrency investment scams is speaking out after escaping the Cambodian compound where he was forced to do it. https://t.co/nTF3uTwtjf .
Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee ... fantastic work by the @cbcmarketplace team on this. Story below and watch the episode tonight. It's something else https://t.co/Gl4UaW7A3W h/t @T_Foxcroft@davidcommon Matthew Pierce
Thrilled and honoured to receive the @RTDNA_Canada award for our series - To Catch A Scammer! Years of hard work leading up to the quickest turnaround ever. Couldn't have done any of this without @davidcommon and my amazing colleagues at @cbcmarketplace!
Congrats @AshaTomlinson! She won the 2021 #CdnScreenAwards for best host or interviewer in a news or information series. Watch her expose suspected counterfeit products online, investigate skin-lightening products for toxins and test big-brand sneakers: https://t.co/SvbEcRcabl
THREAD: Could your race affect the value of your home? The real estate market is extremely hot and many appraisals are happening across Canada. It’s critical for a mortgage or refinancing. But what if you're not getting a fair assessment? https://t.co/rzQvmoWPMK 1/8
From sports jerseys to purses, in “Exposing knockoffs: Testing Walmart, Amazon, eBay, AliExpress and Wish” we show you what other products could be counterfeits. Watch @cbcmarketplace’s investigation tonight at 8 p.m. on @CBC-TV and Gem. 8/8
Our journalists got exclusive access to an undercover RCMP investigation into major scam calls. Officers have arrested a couple alleged to be acting as Canadian "money mules" for those behind scam calls from India. Watch "To catch a scammer" tonight at 8 p.m. on @CBC TV and Gem.
CBC Marketplace conducted a months-long investigation into an overseas tech support scam. Here's what they found out: https://t.co/g9MrRSkphm @davidcommon@cbcnelisha
How it works: Scammers try to convince you your computer/smartphone is compromised. They tell you the only fix will cost big $$. Once they have you hooked, they control your device, possibly able to see financial, personal and medical records. https://t.co/gQk251OPTl 2/5
Our team wanted to find out: Who's behind the tech support scam? As part of the investigation, we confront the scammers by posing as a potential victims and then reveal we are journalists, asking them why they do this. Here's what happened. 1/5
When you think of the Raps, you probably think of Drake on the sidelines, as the team’s biggest fan.
The thing is, he’s not.
In Toronto, we love @Drake. But there’s someone else who symbolizes everything great about Toronto and Canada.