CCI Manitoba Chapter News

Fraud awareness month wrap-up

Miscellaneous stories about scams, how to protect yourself and somethings that are being done to catch the scammers

CBC Marketplace partners with world-renowned scambusters to create their own fraud-fighting call centre, stopping nearly a dozen Canadians from potentially losing their money, CBC News, 2025-03-21 

Crypto currency scams are prevalent and are becoming more effective through the use of illicit photos of famous people

• Investment in cryptocurrency is risky business, Winnipeg Police Service, courtesy of the Free Press Community Review, 2026-03-19
• Sask. Premier Scott Moe says cryptocurrency scam is using his image, CBC News, 2025-03-16

As a follow up to our prior news item about the scamming referred to as "pig butchering", one such operation was recently addressed in souteast Asia. They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are held in detention on the Myanmar border, CTV News, 2025-03-09. 

March is fraud awareness month. Don't become a victim — be informed.