This week, Denis is covering current Blessing scams in Vancouver, and then Kylie explains the Ghost Marriage scams that were affecting San Francisco's Chinatown in 2012.

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Make sure to check out the link in our bio for all our information.

Sources:

https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-police-chinese-targeted-blessing-scam

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/australia/australia-chinese-blessing-scam-charges-intl-hnk

Episode 210 of Creeps and Crimes

This week, we switch things up, and we both tell you about a scam! Kylie is covering ghost tapping and the real story behind all these news articles popping up. Denis covers ghost touching, like a phantom using your phone.

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Sources:

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ghost-tapping-rise-canadians-know-230800993.html

https://www.bbb.org/all/consumer/scam/how-to-spot-and-avoid-tap-to-pay-scams

https://cnb1901.com/blog-ghost-touch-hacking

Welcome to Season 2 of Scams 360! It will be the same podcast you know and love, but sometimes the format may be switched up, and we are expanding our topics!

This week, to wrap up 2025, Denis and Kylie will be covering the top 10 Scams of 2025! They will discuss their views on AI, Deep fakes and capitalism.

Sources:

https://the420.in/top-international-scams-2025-ai-fraud-global-cybercrime-lessons/

This week, we discuss chain mail and how it has evolved from an email forward to a social media scam. Listen to learn about international secret Santa and how some chain mail might be a pyramid scheme.

IG: BCSI.Investigations

Website: picanada.ca

Sources:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/secret-sisters-gift-exchange/ https://ktla.com/news/dont-fall-for-this-secret-santa-gift-scam/#:~:text=2%E2%80%9D%20into%20the%20top%20spot,to%20the%20social%20media%20platform.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chain-linked/

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2025/11/23/dont-fall-for-secret-sister-gift-exchange-this-christmas/87350835007/

It's the holiday season, which means people are in a giving mood. Listen to this week's episode to know how to make sure the money you donate is actually going to a good cause!

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Sources:

https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/en/fraud-and-scams/tips-and-advice/charity-scams

https://westvanpolice.ca/charity-scams/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nonprofit/comments/1d5qo4x/donation_scam_beware/

https://www.michigan.gov/consumerprotection/protect-yourself/consumer-alerts/scams/how-to-spot-fake-gofundme-accounts

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/06/gofundme-fundraiser-scam-grieving-community/83472880007/

https://www.idtheftcenter.org/post/fake-gofundme-scams/

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/beware-of-phony-fundraisers-on-gofundme/

This week, Denis returns to discuss which holiday scams you should look out for this winter!

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If you require a private investigator, visit our website: picanada.ca

Sources:

https://www.wkyt.com/2025/11/26/better-business-bureau-warns-shoppers-holiday-scams/

https://rollingout.com/2025/11/26/amazon-warns-of-dangerous-holiday-scams/

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-ag-holiday-scams-tips-safe-shopping-giving

https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2025/11/26/fbi-cleveland-warns-of-holiday-scams-during-the-shopping-season-3/

https://ksltv.com/ksl-investigates/get-gephardt/holiday-scams/850451/

https://lionsgate.network/the-12-scams-of-christmas-your-essential-guide-to-protecting-your-crypto-this-holiday-season/

https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/scams-and-safety/common-frauds-and-scams/holiday-scams

This week is a solo episode. Kylie is discussing all things data poisoning from what it is to how to spot and avoid it!

Check us out online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcsi.investigations/

Sources:

https://cypfer.com/inside-ai-data-poisoning-how-attackers-manipulate-machine-learning/

https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/cybersecurity/data-poisoning/

https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/cyberattacks/data-poisoning/

https://www.lasso.security/blog/data-poisoning

This week, we have a special guest, Yuli, to discuss NFTs and the risks associated with buying them.

Sources:

https://www.fraud.com/post/nft-scams-a-real-life-story

https://www.prestigeonline.com/hk/lifestyle/art-plus-design/most-expensive-nft-artworks-ever-sold/

https://www.endlessdomains.io/blog/posts/hard-wallets-vs-soft-wallets