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All Rainbow Investigations Stories
(Listed by Date Order - Most Recent First)
Mortgage Fraud Rampant In U.S.
Over 400 U.S. citizens charged in a major mortgage fraud sting…
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Mortgage Fraud
Contractor Concerns Continue Throughout Alberta
We are getting all kinds of calls on this...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Alberta Based Scams
Mortgage Fraud - A Thorough U.S. Report
The FBI has released a thorough report on this fraud in the U.S....
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Mortgage Fraud
Catharine Danielle Bozsa Finally Convicted
One of Alberta's most notorious scam artists is closer to getting her due...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Alberta Based Scams
The Brain Repair Institute of Canada - A Miracle Cure For Autism or "Alberta Pure" Snake Oil?
A controversial treatment for autism from Okotoks, Alberta does not appear to be legitimate...
Monday, March 24, 2008
Health Fraud Scams
Sherwood Park Entrepreneur Out Of Securities Trading For 10 Years
For the 2nd time in 3 years, Pat Cochrane disciplined by Alberta Securities Commission...
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Financial Services
Alberta Minor Injury Battle Continues
Alberta's Controversial Minor Injury Law Struck and Now Appealed
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Legal News
Nordic Soydiet Weightloss Mailouts
The Montreal diet fraud scene is coming out of hibernation...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Weight Loss Scams
Concerns With Supposedly Pure Bred Dogs
If you are in southern Alberta, and have had concerns with recently purchased dogs claimed to be pure breds, read our story...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Alberta Based Scams
New Mailing Address For Rainbow Investigations
Effective immediately, we have had to change our mailing address...
Friday, January 04, 2008
Rainbow Company News
Ex-RCMP Member Get Apology For False Rape Charge
A horrifying false sexual assault matter is finally concluded...
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Legal News
Bayer Group Fined Over $3 Million For Price Fixing
The Competition Bureau prosecutes a price fixing matter...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Cancer Con Man Back In Jail
A man who preyed on cancer victims is back in jail...
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Health Services
The AEUB / PI Mess in Alberta - Summer of 2007
A tough summer for Alberta PI's and the former AEUB...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Alberta Based Scams
The AEUB / PI Mess - Rainbow Investigations Comments
Hopefully, everyone will be better after this mess...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Alberta Based Scams
Rainbow Investigations Has A New Look!
Rainbow Investigations Updates Our Webpage...
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Rainbow Company News
Rainbow Investigations On Holidays
Rainbow Investigations is taking a short break in the action...
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Rainbow Company News
Nordic Soydiet Tablets
A new branch of an old Montreal based diet scam hits the U.S...
Monday, July 02, 2007
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Takes Action On 4 Weight Loss Promotors
Four big name weight loss promotors have had their wrist slapped by the FTC...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Health Fraud Scams
The Canadian Diet Fraud Report January 2007
Here is the latest on the Montreal diet fraud scene - note the differences from the past...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Weight Loss Scams
The Truehope Appeal - Is This A Big Deal?
So Health Canada abandoned the appeal of the Truehope verdict - is this really a story? Read our take on it....
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Truehope
The Truehope Trial - Our Take
Health Canada blows another prosecution...
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Truehope
Truehope Found Not Guilty
Truehope has been found not guilty of selling EM Power illegally, by using a defence of necessity...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Truehope
Ciren 12, Papaya Plus, Supra Svelt Drops - The Latest Montreal Diet Frauds
Here is the latest on the Canadian diet fraud scene...
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Weight Loss Scams
"4X Made Easy" Comes To Alberta
Full page newspaper ads have appeared in Alberta promoting seminears for "4X Made Easy"...
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Update - Quebec Based Lottery Method Scam
An update on the National Research Institute Inc. scam...
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Ciren12, Supra Svelt Drops, Liposvelt and other Montreal Diet Scams...
A full report on the notorious Montreal diet fraud community...
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Weight Loss Scams
International Research Institute Inc. Ads - Sun Newspapers
Full page ads have appeared in Canadian newspapers today regarding a method to be successful at lotteries...
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Consumer and Financial Fraud
March is Fraud Awareness Month in Canada
Enforcement agencies all over North America are impressively uniting to fight fruad...
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Consumer and Financial Fraud
PapayaPlus and other Canadian Diet Frauds Remain Hot...
To the Montreal diet fraud scene, it is business as usual...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Weight Loss Scams
W-Five Exposes CCRG Cancer Scam
W-Five, one of Canada's premiere investigative programs, exposes a dreadful Canadian cancer scam...
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Health Services
Post Xmas Canadian Dietfraud Rush 2006 Is Underway!
As usual, once Christmas is over, there are usually a rush of Canadian diet frauds ads...
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Weight Loss Scams
Outrageous Smart Source Ads Continue...Maria Duval The Latest!
Smart Source weekend inserts to Canadian newspapers have now reached a new low with fortune telling ads...
Friday, January 13, 2006
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Liposvelt and Other Canadian Diet Scams
Here's the latest on the Canadian Diet Scam scene...
Friday, December 23, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Montreal Based Diet Scams Continue
Canadians are still being plastered with various ads from diet scams out of Montreal...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Credit Card Scam Busted
Another credit card scam involving Canadians has been busted...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Credit Card Scams
FBI Report on Hurricane Relief Scams
The FBI details the hurricane relief scams taking place in the U.S.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Disaster Relief Scams
North American Governments Cooperate on Diet Fraud
The latest information regarding what North American governments are doing on weight loss scams...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Diet Fraud Scene - The Latest
Advertisements for weight loss scams from Canada have declined in recent weeks...
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Fat Foe Website
The U.S. FTC and the Canadian Competition Bureau have jointly produced the "Fat Foe" webpage...
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Pharmacies Charged For Counterfeit Drugs
Two Ontario based pharmacies have been charged for making counterfeit Viagara...
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Health Products
FTC Completes Hydro-Gel Diet Fraud Prosecution
A diet fraud operation originating from the U.K.is finished off by the FTC...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
The Latest Canadian Diet Fraud Report
Here is the latest on the Canadian diet scams which we are monitoring...
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Katrina Relief Charity Scams All Over
The FBI reports all kinds of scams claiming to be Katrina relief charities...
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Disaster Relief Scams
Ciren12 Scam Weight Loss Scam - Here Is The Latest!
A weight loss scam perpetrated by a Montreal based adult video supplier...What next Canada?
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Merck Liable In Vioxx Law Suit
This major award in Texas now has litigation lawyers everywhere interested...
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Health Products
The Canadian Diet Fraud Scene - The Latest
Here is the latest news on Ciren12, and the other Montreal based scams we are monitoring...
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Major Nigerian Letter Scam Conviction
In July 2005, the Nigerian Government got a huge conviction of a financial fraud scammer...
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Canada Re-classifies Crystal Meth
Canada now consider crystal meth as serious as heroine and cocaine...
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Health Products
Canadian Cancer Treatment Scam Has Charges Laid
A bogus Canadian cancer scam, operating for years, finally has charges laid...
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Health Services
Toronto Suspended Physician Charged With Fraud
A Toronto area physician suspended by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, is charged by Toronto Police...
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Health Services
Diet Scams Coming From Canada - The Latest
Here is an update on the 8 major diet scams coming out of the Montreal area...
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Ciren12 And Other Montreal Based Diet Scams
The Montreal diet scam situation is currently in exponential growth phase! Here is the latest...
Monday, June 13, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Center For Weight Loss Ads in Calgary Sun
Another very suspicious diet advertisement this past week in the Calgary Sun...
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Bogus Canadian HIV Kits Actioned By FTC
Another health fraud action in Canada by the U.S. FTC...
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Health Products
FTC Goes After Maine Based Diet Products
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announces an action against Maine based diet products...
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
SupraSvelte Drops - The Latest News
We have most of the scenario of this scam...
Monday, May 30, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Mitsubishi Fined 1 Million Over Graphite Electrode Cartel
The Competition Bureau announced Mitsibushi has been convicted in a cartel...
Monday, May 23, 2005
Consumer and Financial Fraud
SupraSvelte Drops - The Latest News
Thanks to our readers, we can update consumers on the latest info on this diet scam...
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Major International Internet Pharmacy Fraud Busted
A major internet pharmacy operation selling narcotics, steroids and other drugs is busted...
Monday, April 25, 2005
Health Products
Canadian Diet Scams The Latest Complete Report
Here's the very latest on the Canadian diet scams we are currently monitoring...
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Weight Loss Ads Getting Abit More Accurate
A report by the FTC indicates weight loss ads are getting a bit better...
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Telemarketing Calls Coming From Florida and Texas
Consumers, largely from Ontario, have been concerned about travel telemarketing calls from the U.S....
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Montreal Based Scam Targeting Australia Busted
Canada's Competition Bureau completed prosecuting a winning prize scam from Montreal...
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Competition Bureau Reaches Agreement With Auctioneers
A Canadian auctioneer company, famous for outrageous ads, was in fact, too good to be true...
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Neoform 3000 and PapayaPlus Still In Eastern Canada
Montreal based diet scams Neoform 3000 and PapayaPlus are still out there...
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Weight Loss Scams
Spring Time Means Contractor Fraud Time In Alberta
Construction fraud booms with the spring weather in Alberta...
Monday, February 28, 2005
Contractor / Construction / Renovator
Canadian Diet Scams Abroad
Plant Macerat has now spread to New Zealand...
Monday, December 20, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Canada Takes Enforcement Action on Weight Loss Scam
Canada's new FairWeb project takes on its first violative weight loss scam...
Monday, December 13, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Truehope Going To Trial
After numerous delays, Truehope Nutritional Support is going on trial in October 2005...
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Truehope
FTC Announces
The Federal Trade Commission is the one enforcement agency that continues to go after bogus diet fraud operations...
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Diet Fraud Report
Advertisements for diet scams have declined in Canada recently; Canadian diet scams still promoted elsewhere...
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Busts Fraudulent Fuel Saving Product
FTC is going after a product promoted as a fuel saving item that does not save fuel...
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Internet Harrassment Leads To Prosecution
Cyber harrassment has led to what is believed to be the first ever prosecution for this...
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Hydro-Gel Weight Loss Busted...
The FTC announced the completion of legal action against another Canadian diet scam...
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Cortisol Supplements Actioned by FTC
A California based company producing cortisol type supplements actioned by the FTC...
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Health Products
VIOXX Withdrawl Has Concerns, and Law Suits
VIOXX was withdrawn after concerns from new studies - now we have lawsuits in Canada...
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Health Products
Montreal-Based Bogus Diet Ads in Valassis Continue
Almost three years and running, weekend coupon inserts continue to print bogus diet ads...
Monday, October 04, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Neoform-3000 - Montreal Based Diet Scams Strike Again
The Montreal area continues to be the hot spot for diet fraud in Canada...
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Edmonton Bank Manager Guilty Of Huge Fraud
A sad story of how untreated depression contributed to a major embezzlement...
Monday, September 06, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Truehope Prosecution To Be Heard In Calgary
The Truehope prosecution, concerning an unapproved mental illness treatment will be heard in Calgary...
Monday, September 06, 2004
Truehope
Two Maine Based Supplement Companies Charged
Two Maine based supplement companies pay $1 million to settle FTC charges...
Monday, August 30, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
PhytoPharma / Plant Macerat Now in Asia
Plant Macerat With Chantel LeGrand is now being promoted in Australia, and sold out of Singapore...
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Ab Energizers Removed From Market
In a matter that started well over a year ago, more Ab Energizers are removed from the Canadian market...
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Health Products
FTC Busts Montreal Based Telemarketing Scam
A telemarketing scam coming from Montreal, and targeted to seniors has been busted by the FTC...
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Canadian Lottery Winnings - A Scam!
Supposed Canadian Lottery winnings cost a California lady...
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Truehope Charged By Health Canada
Eleven months after raiding the Company's headquarters, Truehope is charged under the Food and Drug Act...
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Truehope
Alberta Adoption Records Changing
After November 1, 2004 adoption records are accessible unless a veto form exists...
Saturday, July 03, 2004
Legal News
Bogus Cancer Treatment Brings Jail Sentence
The FDA of the U.S. has successfully prosecuted a case of laetrile used as a cancer treatment...
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Health Services
FTC Goes After Utah Based Weight Loss Conglomerate
The Federal Trade Commission announced actions on a Utah operation using 6 different names...
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Weight Loss Scams
Major Internet Fraud Solved in Taiwan
A Taiwanese man has been convicted of hacking into financial information...
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Bentley-Myers / Zymax Prosecution Complete
This is the final chapter in a health fraud that started in California and then moved to Vancouver, B.C....
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Health Products
Alberta Travel Agents Charged With Fraud
Two Edmonton based travel agents have been charged with fraud by Alberta Government Services...
Monday, June 14, 2004
Travel Scams
U.S. Securities Fraud in the Billions Busted
The U.S. authorities have settled a huge securities fraud with the company agreeing to refund millions...
Monday, June 14, 2004
Consumer and Financial Fraud
FTC Busts More Diet Scams
Three more diet scams, including a Canadian one, are prosecuted by the FTC...
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
419 / Nigerian Letter Scam / Advance Fee Scams
Here is the latest on the world's most famous internet based scam...
Monday, December 01, 2003
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Neoform Weight Loss Product - Update
At least we know what they say is in Neoform 3000 now...
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
TrimSpa Diet Promotion Busted In New Jersey
Another U.S. action against a fraudulent diet promotion...
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
U.S. Health Services Provider CEO Charged
A huge fraud in the U.S. within a health services provider...
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Health Services
Update - Montreal Based Diet Scams (Neoform and others)
One cluster of Canadian diet scams remain in the Montreal area...
Sunday, November 09, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Truehope / Bill C-420 / More Canadian Health Fraud
Canada's place as the world headquarters of blatant health fraud seems secure with Bill C-420...
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Health Fraud Scams
Neoform-3000 Diet Scam in Smart Source
Weekend coupon inserts continue to advertise bogus diet products...
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Identity Theft Huge In The U.S.
The amount of fraud by identity theft in the last 5 years is staggering...
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Consumer and Financial Fraud
True Hope in Federal Court September 18
The law suit True Hope has initiated on Health Canada will be dealt with...
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Truehope
Faulty Hip Replacement Leads To Settlement
A Texas based hip replacement with problems has settled in a Canadian law suit...
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Health Services
AIDS Deaths To Boom In South Africa
A high prevalence of AIDS in South Africa may lead shortly to a high mortality...
Monday, August 04, 2003
Health Services
Canadian Diet Fraud Scene Report
The FTC finishes off one Canadian scam; others are calling it quits!...
Thursday, July 31, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Charges Canadian Telemarketers
A Calgary based telemarking operation to U.S. business's is busted...
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Consumer and Financial Fraud
TrueHope Raided by RCMP and Health Canada
On Tuesday July 15, 2003 at 10:00 am a team of RCMP Officers and Health Canada Compliance Officers entered True Hope's facility with search warrants...
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
Truehope
North American Governments Battle Health Fraud
Governments going after health fraud now...
Friday, July 11, 2003
Health Fraud Scams
Bentley-Myers International Busted By FTC
Another major health fraud operating in Canada is actioned by the U.S. government...
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Health Products
U.S. Agencies Continue To Crack Down on Bogus Health Claims...
A combined FTC/FDA action has shut down a huge MLM liquid silver operation...
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Health Products
TrueHope Battle Wages On...
Here are some of the new developments in this battle of lay people trying to "cure" mental illness...
Sunday, June 15, 2003
Truehope
Health Canada Issues Public Warning on EM Power
Health Canada appears to be going after EM Power agressively now...
Friday, June 06, 2003
Truehope
True Hope / Synergy Now Takes On Health Canada
True Hope, the vitamin scam directed to the mentally ill, now is suing Health Canada...
Sunday, June 01, 2003
Truehope
Maintenance Enforcement Debtors
We've had lots of these in the past few months, so we are real good at getting the info...
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Legal News
GH3, GeroVital Busted By FTC.
The Federal Trade Commission of the U.S. busts the Glenn Braswell empire...
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Health Fraud Scams
Financial Scam Preys On the Honest People
This U.S. scam asks people to repay overpaid internet sales, when the sale was initially bogus...
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Consumer and Financial Fraud
FTC Cracks Down On SARS Prevention Products
The U.S. is cracking down on sites that claim to prevent SARS...
Sunday, May 11, 2003
Health Products
Canadian Diet Scams Hot Again
After about a seven month relative break, here we go again...
Sunday, May 11, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Surrey is Latest Canadian Mailbox Diet Scam Headquarters
Full page diet ads in weekend coupon inserts to Saturday newspapers continue in Canada...
Sunday, May 04, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Research Being Abused To Sell Product - Latest Canadian Health Fraud
Research at Canadian universities is being abused to sell miracle health products...
Sunday, May 04, 2003
Fraudulent Research
African Advance Fee Scams Continue To Grow
They are from all over Africa now, and they continue to grow...
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Pig Pills Inc. Now Available For Sale
The controversial, provocative, but fact based story of the True Hope fraud is now available...
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
Truehope
Papaya Plus Returns To Shop & Save Coupon Books
After a dry spell, full page weight loss ads in coupon books are back in Canadian newspapers...
Saturday, April 05, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
True Hope or True Hype? Read Pig Pills Inc. For The Truth!
Is this a cure for mental illness, or is this just one big scam? You can't miss this...
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Truehope
Canadian Based International Cancer Cure Scam Busted
A "miracle cure" cancer treatment scam originating in Canada has been busted...
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Health Services
North American and European Weight Loss Scams - Update
It's a battle to keep up to these weight loss scams, but overall there appears to be some progress being made...
Sunday, February 09, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Finance Scams Target the Church of Latter Day Saints in Utah
From Utah, here is a story about targeting a religious group with financial fraud...
Sunday, January 19, 2003
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Real Estate Agency Charged In $80 Million Dollar Fraud
A real estate agency has been charged with fraud with respect to 400 loans...
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Le Marc de Raisins Promotions in England
Rainbow Investigations has been contacted by numerous consumers from England regarding this promotion...
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
Weight Loss Scams
Two Africans In Court For Nigerian Letter Scam
The South African government is proceeding with charges against a husband and wife team using the Nigerian letters to obtain money...
Sunday, December 29, 2002
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Deceptive Jewellery Promotions Cutailed
The Competition Bureau has charged Toronto area people promoting jewellery in a deceptive manner...
Friday, December 20, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Skinny Pill For Kids May Be Harmful
Many diet experts from around the world are concerned about a Florida preparation directed at kids...
Friday, December 20, 2002
Health Products
Toronto Firm Selling Ab Muscle Stimulators Charged
As a followup to the recent U.S. actions on abdominal excercisers, Canada has taken some action...
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Health Products
Denman Scientific Research / Zymax / Vancouver Natural Health products
Here's a report on the current hot diet scam making the rounds in the U.S....
Friday, December 13, 2002
Health Products
Teeth Whitening Scam Nets 6 Year Jail Sentence
The Toronto teeth whitening scam we reported two weeks ago has resulted in a 6 year jail term...
Saturday, November 30, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Teeth Whitening Scam Busted In Toronto
A consumer scam involving a bogus teeth whitening product is busted in Toronto.
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Joint US/Canada Effort Shuts Down Canadian Office Supply Telemarkers
A major joint effort by the Canadian Competition Bureau and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shuts down Canadian Office supply telemarketing...
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Canadian Diet Scams - The Most Recent News!
We like to keep consumers up to date on these scams. Here is what we are currently hearing about...
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Alberta Civil Litigation Procedure Undergoes Major Change
Alberta has now introduced the highest Small claims court for civil litigation in Canada...
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Legal News
U.S. Officials After Canadians For A Money Transfer Fraud
An all too common story these days, U.S. officials are after Canadians for fraudulent activity in the U.S....
Sunday, November 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
FDA Seizes Supplement Making Drug Claims
The FDA of the U.S. recently worked with Grand Marshalls to seize supplements making Autism cliams.
Monday, October 28, 2002
Health Products
Competition Bureau Shuts Down First Capital
The Competition Bureau of Canada has shut down and charged an infamous credit card operation from downtown Toronto.
Monday, October 28, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Federal Court Imposes $4 Million Fine In Bulk Vitamin Case
An six year investigation by the Competition Bureau leads to more fines in bulk vitamin case...
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
Health Products
Fake Bank Scam Hits U.K.
A scam involving a fake on-line bank hits the U.K.
Tuesday, October 08, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Montreal Telemarketer Sued By Missouri
The State of Missouri is taking on a Montreal based telemarketing firm, which was allegedly digging out financial info about Missouri residents.
Sunday, October 06, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Alleged Edmonton $10 Million Fraud Goes To Jury
A trial involving an Edmonton man, using pay telephone services, from a few years back now goes to the jury.
Sunday, October 06, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Canadian Charged With $40 Million Coors Scam
A Canadian has been charged with fraud in Colorado involving the Coors family.
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Goes After Montreal Based Diet Scam
Finally, some enforcement action on one of the numerous Montreal diet scams from our U.S. friends
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Nigerian Letter / 419 Scam – The Latest
This is really hot - the latest on one of the most huge scams ever!
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Zymax / Denman Scientific / Vancouver Natural Health Products – Major West Coast Natural Product Fraud
Health Fraud is alive and well in Canada - this one is from the Vancouver area, and is targeting the western part of the U.S....
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Health Products
Edmonton Bank of Montreal Manager Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud
The latest on the Edmonton Bank of Montreal fraud case...
Friday, August 23, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Bank Manager Charged In Edmonton Fraud
This is the story about an Edmonton Bank of Montreal bank manager being charged with a multi-million dollar fraud...
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
B of Montreal Statement of Claim Details Alleged Fraud
Documents from Bank of Montreal's Statement of Claim, filed in Edmonton Law Courts, detail the alleged bank fraud...
Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Blue Cross Settles Medicare Fraud With U.S. Justice
One of the medicare providers in the U.S. has settled a huge case involving falsified medical reports...
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Health Services
Chinese Diet Pill Deaths Mount
At least six deaths in Asia now are blamed from this product...
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Health Products
MultiMillion Dollar U.S. Immigration Case Busted
A fraudulent U.S. immigration scheme in Virginia is busted...
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Alberta Travel Clubs Charged With Misleading Consumers
Two Alberta travel clubs are charged with misleading the public...
Sunday, July 21, 2002
Travel Scams
Chinese Diet Pills Continue To Cause Deaths and Serious Illness in Asian Women
Chinese Diet Pills causing major liver damage...
Sunday, July 21, 2002
Health Products
Canadian Lottery Scam Proprietors Charged
A telemarketing operation targeting international countries is charged...
Saturday, July 20, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Changes To Canadian Competition Act and Competition Tribunal Act
Regulatory Changes to the Compeition Act are now law...
Friday, July 19, 2002
Legal News
Saskatchewan Livestock Ex-Employee Charged In Million Dollar Case
Ex-employee charged in a suspected embezzlement case.
Friday, July 19, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Montreal Telemarketing and Direct Mail Operation Convicted
A Montreal telemarketing operation is convicted from an operation involving consumers to believe they won prizes...
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Another Montreal Telemarketing Operation Convicted
This Montreal telemarketing operation was selling business directories in a misleading manner...
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Major Montreal Credit Card Counterfeit Operation Busted
Two counterfeit credit cards manufacturing labs are busted in Montreal...
Monday, June 03, 2002
Credit Card Scams
Singaporean Women Dies After Taking Diet Pill
A serious adverse reaction to the liver has taken the life of a Singaporean women...
Monday, June 03, 2002
Health Products
U.S. Takes Action on Bogus Internet Auction Site
The U.S. Authorities have actioned an internet site which takes $$ from victims, but does not deliver the items for auction...
Sunday, June 02, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Bogus Internet Directory Promotion in Canada Leads To Conviction
The Competition Bureau In Canada Convicts a bogus Internet directory scheme...
Sunday, June 02, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Alberta Company Found To Contravene Competition Act Via Bogus Fuel Saving Device
A supposed gas saving device is found to be bogus...
Sunday, June 02, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
U.S. Drug Manufacturer Fined $500 Million For Violating Good Manufacturing Practices Regulation
A U.S. drug plant is fined heavily for not adhereing to maunfuacturing guidelines...
Thursday, May 23, 2002
Health Products
Four New Jersey Based Indian Nationals Charged in $600 Million Dollar Fraud
Huge Story Out of Los Angeles - Banks defrauded huge money.
Friday, May 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Two Montreal City Councillors Among Four Charged With Government Corruption and Fraud
More Montreal Fraud...
Friday, May 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Urgent – Major Credit Card Promotion Scam in Toronto
If First Capital Consumer Group calls you, contact the FTC, or the Toronto Police...
Friday, May 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Foreign Students Attending School in U.S. Charged With Getting Impostors to Write English Exams
An interesting story about foreign students getting people to write English proficiency tests...
Thursday, May 09, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Federal Trade Commission Charges Three Electronic Abdominal Exercise Belts With Making False Claims
FTC Charges abdominal excecise belts with false claims...
Thursday, May 09, 2002
Health Products
Montreal Telemarketers To Pay Back $111,000 to U.S. Citizens
Another Montreal based telemarketing firm in trouble...
Friday, May 03, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Smart Source Continues Bogus Slim Down Fast Ads
Smart Source Coupons is one of two coupon publications that continue to advertise bogus diet scams in Canada. The ads appear to be from the U.S....
Sunday, April 21, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Charges 11 Telemarketing Operations Including 5 Medical Billing Operations
The FTC goes right after telemarketing fraud big time...
Thursday, April 18, 2002
Health Services
Bio-Mince - Another Quebec Based Diet Scam
Another brutal Quebec-based diet scam is thrown at the Canadian people via the "Shop and Save" coupon inserts in major Canadian newspapers...
Sunday, April 07, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
PapayaPlus Cashes Cheques But Where Is The Product?
Consumers From Eastern Canada are reporting to Rainbow Investigations that they have ordered this product, the cheques are cashed, but the consumer has received nothing...
Sunday, April 07, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Twelve People Charged in Montreal Telemarketing Scam
Another Montreal based telemarketing scam busted...
Sunday, March 24, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Montreal Based Diet Scams - The Latest
More and more of these diet scams coming from Montreal appear linked. Could this be one big master scam? With your help, maybe we can find out...
Sunday, March 24, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Two Nigerians Sent To Prison For Nigerian Letter Scam
A relatively small price is paid by Nigerians for this scam involving many North Americans...
Monday, March 18, 2002
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Maine Residents Lose Money To Montreal Area Lottery Scam
There is serious concern about the number of telemarketing and similiar scams from Montreal right now...
Sunday, March 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Le Marc de Raisins - Diet Product - Eastern Ontario P.O. Box
A diet product from Canada - we would like to talk to people who have ordered this.
Saturday, March 16, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
PapayaPlus Diet Scam – Cornwall MBE Mailbox
Another Canadian diet scam run out of an eastern Ontario post office box...
Sunday, March 10, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Bogus Anthrax Defence Products Busted By FTC
The FTC gets agreed settlements from 2 companies promoting bogus anthrax defense products...
Saturday, March 02, 2002
Health Products
PhytoPharma and Algoxyll – The Latest Info
The latest on the Montreal based diet scams hitting U.S. citizens. What will it take to get these scams off the market?...
Monday, February 25, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
New PhytoPharma Promo – Genesis Health Institute, Hamilton
Here's the latest Canadian promotion of PhytoPharma; we have a bunch of new news from U.S. operations which we have to confirm a few things but we intend to release next week...
Sunday, February 24, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
FTC Charges Bogus Cell Phone Protection Patches
The FTC has charged two companies marketing patches claiming to protect from cell phone radiation...
Friday, February 22, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
Late Night Psychic’s Crystal Ball Not So Rosy!
The Federal Trade Commission is trying to shut down late night psychic "Miss Cleo"...
Sunday, February 17, 2002
Consumer and Financial Fraud
The Algoxyll Scam – The Very Latest
Thanks to all the great help from concerned citizens, we've identified more "hired guns" in this scam.
Friday, February 15, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Health Canada Warns To Not Use PC SPES and SPES
Two herbal drugs from California have been confirmed to be contaminated with prescription drug ingredients...
Monday, February 11, 2002
Health Products
Slimdown Fast Diet Scam – Montreal Based
Slimdown Fast Diet Scam - a Montreal based scam using Mailboxes, Etc., locations to market products...
Sunday, February 03, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
International Credit Card Scam Busted in Calgary
18 Calgarians arrested as part of a major international counterfeit credit card operation...
Friday, February 01, 2002
Credit Card Scams
PhytoPharma – HCA SlimExpress
HCA Express is part of PhytoPharma...
Thursday, January 31, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
PhytoPharma Diet Scam - The Latest
PhytoPharma continues to operate just fine, thank you...
Monday, January 21, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Papaya Diet Scam – Cornwall Ontario
Another diet scam from Ontario has surfaced during...
Monday, January 21, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Current Weight Loss Scams In Ontario – A Summary
There are now so many of them, it’s quite a challenge for us to keep on top of them all...
Sunday, January 13, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
W5 - PhytoPharma - Our Comments
On Sunday January 6th, 2002 the award winning documentary show W5 exposed the 2 year old diet scam, known as PhytoPharma...
Wednesday, January 09, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
W5 - The PhytoPharma Story - The Real Story
PhytoPharma is the operating name for a series of weight loss promotions that originated in Eastern Canada in early 2000....
Wednesday, January 02, 2002
Weight Loss Scams
Algoxyll Weight Loss Campaign - The Latest
Rainbow Investigations continues to monitor this fraudulent weight loss scam...
Tuesday, December 04, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
Algoxyll Seaweed Weight Loss Campaign Expanding
Rainbow Investigations has received many e-mails in the last week from U.S. customers…
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
Toronto Bogus Charity - "Unity 911" Busted
The accused represented himself as being associated with recognized charities who are dedicated to relief efforts for those affected by the tragic U.S. events of September 11th…
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Charity Scams
U.S. Fines French Drug Firm $33 Million
Through a plea agreement, the company has agreed to pay criminal and civil penalties of over $33,000,000…
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Health Products
Algoxyll Seaweed Weight Loss Promotion From Canada Suspicious
While not confirmed at this time, this promotion appears to have U.S. roots…
Sunday, October 21, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
PhytoPharma Update
Rainbow Investigations continues to monitor the illegal weight loss promotions of this operation from two Toronto area mailboxes…
Tuesday, October 09, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
Canadian Travel Agents Upset Over Air Canada On-Line Sale
The Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA) has fired off a strong protest letter to federal transport and competition authorities, demanding an investigation into an Air Canada seat sale that was only available to travellers from the internet (and therefore bypassing agents)…
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Travel Scams
Investigation Into Snowbird Vacations Yields No Charges
The Alberta Government Services have completed an investigation into Snowbird Vacations International, after Alberta consumers complained the company was exerting undue pressure during sales presentations...
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Travel Scams
Resorts Exchange International - Settles Lawsuit with FTC over Vacation Travel Scam
The Florida firm target marketed its travel packages primarily through unsolicited faxes…
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Travel Scams
Tijuana Cancer Clinic Raided
The clinic used alternative unproven treatments to treat gravely ill U.S. cancer patients…
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Health Services
Miscellaneous Financial Scams
In this scam, an innocent recipient receives a phone, faxed, email or pager message that asks the recipient to telephone the sender of the message immediately using an 809 area code…
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Nigerian Newsletter Scams
Sweepstakes Winnings Fraud Originating Out Of Toronto
Consumers throughout the U.S. are receiving notices they receive by mail announcing they have won substantial sums of money…
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Consumer and Financial Fraud
PhytoPharma - Any Victim's Out There?
Rainbow Investigations continues to monitor the marketing of these unapproved bogus weight loss products out of the Toronto area...
Saturday, August 18, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
Health Canada Stops Sale of Pig Drug
Health Canada has ordered manufacturers to stop marketing a pig drug called Carbadox because it can cause cancer in rats when the drug is metabolized…
Saturday, August 18, 2001
Health Products
Credit Card Fraud
Reported credit ard fraud in Canada declined somewhat for the twelve month period ending June 30th, 2000 to $203 million dollars - down from $227 million dollars the previous year…
Monday, August 13, 2001
Credit Card Scams
Nigerian Letter Scam
he alleged criminal group was operating under a known name as the West African-based Organized Advance Fee Fraud…
Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
PhytoPharma - We Need Your Help!!
The company continues to advertise heavily - most reports now are coming from the eastern U.S., and includes airline in-flight publications, hair styling magazines, and smaller community newspapers…
Friday, July 20, 2001
Weight Loss Scams
Stereo Retailer Fined $13,800
An Edmonton stereo retailer, International Stereo Centre Ltd., has plead guilty to four counts of unfair business practices…
Friday, July 20, 2001
Alberta Based Scams
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