Global News reported:
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The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is warning small businesses that fraudsters are impersonating its teams in an ongoing vendor scam.
The scam has been going on since at least late October and has impacted more than half of the teams in the league, Josh Sweetland, OHL director of communications, told Global News Tuesday.
Sweetland said scammers are creating fake email accounts and targeting small businesses with advertisements to be part of a game-day vendors event at a team’s facility.
The scam has been going on since at least late October and has impacted more than half of the teams in the league, Josh Sweetland, OHL director of communications, told Global News Tuesday.
Sweetland said scammers are creating fake email accounts and targeting small businesses with advertisements to be part of a game-day vendors event at a team’s facility.
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Key Takeaway: Be suspicious of any unsolicited emails. Confirm with known contact information.
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