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2 more arrested for allegedly impersonating police
Police in Gatineau, Que., say they stopped a police impersonation fraud in progress earlier this week, the latest example of what police warn is a growing scam.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/police-impersonating-fraud-gatineau-arrest-9.7142733?cmp=rss

CBC Newfoundland & Labrador Mar 19

Woman with history of impersonating nurses cleared of theft charge
Lisa Driscoll, a woman with a history of impersonating nurses, has been acquitted on a single charge of theft.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/woman-with-history-of-impersonating-nurses-cleared-of-theft-charge-9.7134744?cmp=rss

Global News Guelph Mar 17

OPP say fraudsters are impersonating officers, using spoofed phone numbers
Ontario Provincial Police are warning the pubic of fraudsters who are impersonating officers and using spoofed phone number that appear legitimate.
#Canada #Crime #Ontariocrime #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11734334/opp-officer-impersonation-fraud/

Global News Barrie Mar 17

OPP say fraudsters are impersonating officers, using spoofed phone numbers
Ontario Provincial Police are warning the pubic of fraudsters who are impersonating officers and using spoofed phone number that appear legitimate.
#Canada #Crime #Ontariocrime #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11734334/opp-officer-impersonation-fraud/

Global News Kingston Mar 17

OPP say fraudsters are impersonating officers, using spoofed phone numbers
Ontario Provincial Police are warning the pubic of fraudsters who are impersonating officers and using spoofed phone number that appear legitimate.
#Canada #Crime #Ontariocrime #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11734334/opp-officer-impersonation-fraud/

Global News Hamilton Mar 17

OPP say fraudsters are impersonating officers, using spoofed phone numbers
Ontario Provincial Police are warning the pubic of fraudsters who are impersonating officers and using spoofed phone number that appear legitimate.
#Canada #Crime #Ontariocrime #OntarioProvincialPolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11734334/opp-officer-impersonation-fraud/

PrivacyDigest Jan 5

#AI #Deepfakes Are #Impersonating #Pastors to Try to #Scam Their Congregations

#Religious communities around the US are getting hit with AI depictions of their leaders sharing incendiary #sermons and asking for #donations.
#deepfake #religion

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-deepfakes-are-impersonating-pastors-to-try-and-scam-their-congregations/

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

Religious communities around the US are getting hit with AI depictions of their leaders sharing incendiary sermons and asking for donations.

WIRED

News Beep Nov 25

Italian man dons dead mother’s makeup in pension-collecting ruse

“But that neck, on closer inspection, was a little too big and the wrinkles were also strange, the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #been #caught #collect #dead #deceased #dons #impersonating #in #Italian #makeup #man #mother #mothers #NewZealand #NZ #pension #pensioncollecting #ruse
https://www.newsbeep.com/271038/

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Aug 22, 2025

#Scammers Are Now #Impersonating #CyberCrime Agents

https://tech.co/news/scammers-impersonating-cyber-crime-agents

Scammers Are Now Impersonating Cyber Crime Agents

Learn more about a new strategy from scammers that sees them impersonating cyber crime agents from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Tech.co

Seán Fenian Jul 26, 2025

It is now the fifth day since I learned that someone was #impersonating me on #TikTok.

In that time I have filed two separate impersonation-account complaints, and reported the account. Other people whom I know have also reported the account on my behalf.

I'm sure none of you will be surprised to hear that TikTok has yet to even respond.