Part Seven on Fraud Gangs: Canada
At one point there were thousands of people in Canada operating fraud telemarketing operations against the US. Due to great joint work between Canadian and US law enforcement much of this is now gone. Note that it is very difficult to extradite from Canada. But much fraud remains. The main fraud coming out of Canada is grandparent fraud, traditionally centered in Quebec. The head of a major group behind this fraud was recently arrested. Police estimate that they took in $30 million. The SQ in Quebec believe organized crime groups are also involved in grandparent fraud, though it not clear if this is the Italian Mafia or the Nigerian Black Axe. The Toronto Police Service and the RCMP have also done great work on tracking the activities of the Black Axe across Canada.
