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Marketplace
We partner with world-renowned scambusters to create our own fraud-fighting call centre
Joining forces with top scambusters to take on scammers from around the world, the team cracks into networks of organized crime groups, watching some through their own security cameras, and confronts fraudsters in real time
Marketplace
Her grandson's voice said he was under arrest. This senior was almost scammed with suspected AI voice cloning
Artificial intelligence has made the grandparent scam, where fraudsters pretend to be a loved one in trouble, that much trickier. Now, scammers can clone the voice of your family members and use it to get you to open up your wallet.
Why some cars sold in Canada are easier to steal than the same models in the U.K.
Marketplace compares some of Canada’s most stolen vehicles to the same makes and models sold in the U.K. and reveals how the same cars sold overseas have additional security features that aren’t provided in Canada.
'They saved my life that day': The inside story of a Canadian wounded in Ukraine
"Shadow" was stationed for three months in the heavily contested region of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the scene of intense fighting as Russian soldiers have slowly advanced over the summer months.
CBC Investigates
Just bought a used car? There's a chance it's stolen, as thieves exploit weakness in vehicle registrations
Organized crime groups driving Canada's worst-ever auto theft epidemic are adapting by increasingly selling hot vehicles in Canada to unsuspecting buyers with little protection, police say. Veteran investigators argue they exploit a weakness in provincial registration systems that needs to be fixed.
MARKETPLACE
Human trafficking victim says he was forced to target Canadians in crypto investment scam
A man who targeted Canadians for cryptocurrency investment scams is speaking out after escaping the Cambodian compound where he was forced to do it.
Marketplace
Man alleged to be behind high-interest mortgage scam living large on social media
A man alleged to be connected to a complex scheme that leaves homeowners with high-interest mortgages they say they didn’t want flaunts a luxurious lifestyle on social media, while regulators crack down on lawyers and mortgage brokers alleged to be connected to the scheme.
Marketplace
Does your makeup contain 'forever chemicals'?
As the federal government weighs whether to regulate so-called forever chemicals as toxic, CBC's Marketplace tested popular makeup brands for these chemicals and found measurable levels in three of four brands.
Taiwan faces threat of invasion. Many Taiwanese aren't worried
Despite Beijing’s near-monthly attack drills against Taiwan — and its oft-repeated claim that the island will be reunited with the mainland, by force, if necessary — many Taiwanese just don’t buy it.
CBC IN MANILA
China's new territorial claims show 'intent of expanding,' says Philippines
Chinese authorities released a newly drawn map this month that claims ownership of nearly all of the South China Sea, an area larger than India, stretching from China's shores thousands of kilometres to the territorial waters of the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan.