Toronto residents engaged in a multi-million dollar phone hoax that scammed

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According to the RCMP, two Toronto residents engaged in a multi-million dollar phone hoax that scammed hundreds of Canadians.
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According to the RCMP, two Toronto individuals are being charged with crimes after allegedly scamming hundreds of Canadian victims out of millions of dollars. According to federal police, the two may have concealed their phone numbers using technology, tricking individuals into thinking they were talking to their bank, a government official, or a member of the police force. According to a police news statement, cybercrime investigators raided the suspects' home and seized a "trove" of goods, including "electronic devices." According to the RCMP, they have identified 570 victims of phone scams and are hopeful that more may come forward at this time.
Among the charges against Chakib Mansouri, 29, and Majdouline Alouah, 31, are fraud and unauthorized computer usage. Laundering Results of Crime - Illicit Credit Card Data Possession - Illicit Crime Proceeds Possession According to investigators, Mansouri and Alouah are among the most active users worldwide on a website called "iSpoof.cc," which enabled offenders to pose as businesses by showing a phony caller ID. Both were taken into custody and sent to the prisons at Maplehurst and Vanier. On Friday, they will make a virtual court appearance in Toronto. From January to June 2024, over 40,000 cybercrimes were registered, according to Statistics Canada. According to the authorities, 56 percent of the infractions were related to fraud, 16 percent involved child pornography, and 14 percent
 involved harassing and threatening behaviours.
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