Ottawa police break up major identity theft ring

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Police say online employment ads were used to lure victims to send resumes. When they applied, they received a letter promising a high-paying position from one of four companies – Logistic Telecom, Microtel, Idcor or Pastel Media.

The letter requested candidates to send a $20 administration fee and fill out an application form.

The form asked for personal information such as a social insurance number, a driver's licence number, full name, and address. That information was then used to apply for credit cards. About $500,000 was racked up for such items as high-end electronics.


Oh oh. The 20$ is a good clue not to fill out the applciation. But the rest of it ? My employer asks for that , it's a legitimate request for doing taxes. How the heck would you know it was bogus if they didn't get greedy over the 20$ ?

I think online job applications are about to die. An employer HAS to have that information to remit money to the tax man. And that means a smart scammer has an open door to plunder the unemployed for such things.


The scam was discovered when a man from Ottawa complained to Canada Post that he was no longer receiving his mail. Officials found his mail had been transferred, but he had never requested the switch.

Canada Post then contacted Ottawa police, who discovered other people had also had their mail redirected to a post office box without their knowledge.

Police tracked down the rerouted mail to the home in Orléans where they arrested two individuals.


Yeah , once you reroute the mail thats pretty much all she wrote. All notices now go to the scammers instead of you.

So much for sending out resume's by email.