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Frédéric Zalac

Vancouver

National Reporter at CBC Radio-Canada

Journaliste, émission Enquête de Radio-Canada / Investigative reporter at CBC/Canada - Member of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)

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  • 2 months ago | cbc.ca | Frédéric Zalac |Paul Emile d'Entremont |Jeff Yates

    Marcel Deschamps was on the edge of despair. The factory foreman from Alexandria, Ont., a small community between Ottawa and Montreal, had lost his savings in a crypto investment scam. He had reported it to the Ontario Provincial Police, but investigators hit a wall. Beset by suicidal thoughts, Deschamps clung to the hope that someone could help him recover his funds.

  • Nov 26, 2024 | cbc.ca | Frédéric Zalac |Paul Emile d'Entremont

    Criminals around the world using Canadian encrypted phones thought they were operating under the radar. But European police managed to intercept their messages and crack the code, leading to thousands of convictions. Radio-Canada’s Enquête reveals how some of the Vancouver company’s top distributors of the Sky ECC phones were connected to the criminal underworld.

  • Nov 24, 2023 | cbc.ca | Matthew Pierce |Harvey Cashore |Bob McKeown |Frédéric Zalac

    Canada·THE FIFTH ESTATEInternational networks of sophisticated criminals have claimed untold millions of dollars from Canadian government coffers while facing few to no consequences, an investigation by The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada’s Enquête has found. $1.1B identified in carousel frauds, agency saysIn early 2020, the Canada Revenue Agency came to believe it had made a $63-million mistake.

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Frédéric Zalac
Frédéric Zalac @fredericzalac
4 Mar 25

Don't miss our latest investigation into scam call centres that are destroying lives in Canada and around the world in complete inpunity. Thanks to a massive leak, we're now exposing them. #ScamEmpire https://t.co/9mlaF86kZb

Frédéric Zalac
Frédéric Zalac @fredericzalac
4 Mar 25

Ne ratez pas notre nouvelle enquête sur les centres d'appels frauduleux qui font des milliers de victimes au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde. Une fuite de données nous permet maintenant de les démasquer. #ScamEmpire https://t.co/jEpg75InIz

Frédéric Zalac
Frédéric Zalac @fredericzalac
10 Mar 23

RT @mmdenisrc: Si vous avez manqué l'excellent reportage de @fredericzalac sur l'implantation d' #Uber au Québec, c'est ici https://t.co/0E…