Canada’s in grip of unprecedented surge in online scams and other cyber criminal activities

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There’s been an alarming surge in online scams across the country – the numbers are record-breaking and, according to officials in consumer protection businesses, unprecedented.

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Many are blaming this worrisome trend on a variety of recent life-changing factors, including the pandemic, continuously evolving technology and the fact more and more people work, bank, shop and date online.

So reports the California-based Social Catfish, (SocialCatfish.com), a consumer protection and people search company that helps users verify online identities. The award-winning company recently announced a new study that shows “Canada is experiencing an unprecedented surge in online scams as a record $380 million was stolen in 2021, up more than double from $165 million in 2020,” according to its recent media release, adding that Ontario victims “lost the most money among provinces and territories, losing an average of $3,010 per scam.” (The Yukon and PEI had…