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Apr 30, 2026
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New Financial Crimes Agency needed to combat growing threat of fraud, scams: experts
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CANADA
New Financial Crimes Agency needed to combat growing threat of fraud, scams: experts
By Jillian Piper and Alex Boutilier Global News
Posted April 30, 2026 5:20 pm
Updated April 30, 2026 5:21 pm
4 min read
Police say a new technique to blast phone users with texts aimed at stealing money has come to Canada. Three men were arrested and face fraud charges. Police say they used mobile 'SMS blasters' to send hundreds of thousands of texts directly to recipients overriding cellular network connections. Sean O'Shea reports. – Apr 23, 2026
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