A woman from Six Nations of the Grand River thought Canadian television personality Mike Holmes would be renovating her century-old family farm home — then she learned she was actually speaking to scammers.
Carla Smith, a 53-year-old who is Cayuga, Wolf Clan, thought celebrity contractor Mike Holmes was going to renovate her century-old farm home on Six Nations of the Grand River — then she learned she wasn't actually speaking to The Holmes Group.
The complex scam included having her fill out an application form, with information and pictures about her home and her personal information. She didn't put in any financial information. Smith was eventually told her application was approved, and she'd need to sign a contract and send a 50 per cent deposit, according to the emails.
"Carla Smith, for example, reached out to us for verification, and we are so pleased that she did; she saved herself countless hours and dollars of expense simply by using our official website to confirm the claims."Heath said the company sends cease-and-desist notifications to scammers and reports them to social media platforms."Combatting online scams is, to a great extent, like holding water in one's open hands," she said.
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