3 scams targeting Ontario residents in June 2026

New scams are targeting Ontario residents this month.

This past month a cyberattacker targeted an Ontario school board, sending phishing emails to students, fake soccer jerseys were found in a Mississauga warehouse, and a parking ticket scam is back.

Here are three scams reported in Ontario this month:

Cyberattack on major Ontario school board

Some students and families in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon may have fallen victim to a scam after hackers gained access to Peel District School Board email accounts and used them to send fraudulent offers for vehicles and other items.

The board, Ontario’s second largest with 148,000 students, revealed that a small number of staff email accounts were compromised and then used to send bulk emails to students advertising items for sale.

Anyone who sent money or shared personal information is encouraged to contact their financial institution immediately, report the incident to Peel Regional Police and file a report with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Fake soccer jerseys

Police allege a warehouse in Mississauga was in possession of “a large quantity of fraudulent merchandise” that included soccer jerseys, hats, flags and other sports merchandise.

More than 16,000 “fraudulent jerseys and flags purporting to be name-brand, including FIFA, Nike, Adidas and Puma, as well as two counterfeit FIFA World Cup trophies,” were seized.

“This was a large-scale operation designed to exploit fans and take advantage of their love for sports. It is a reminder to fans to be vigilant,” said Toronto Police Deputy Chief Rob Johnson.

Parking ticket scam

A parking ticket scam returned to Durham Region.

At various times in recent years, residents have received text messages that appear to be a phishing attempt, with parking notices under the fictional heading ‘Ontario Parking Municipality Infraction Notice.’ The notice warns vehicle owners to take steps to resolve the problem or lose their license.

A website is conveniently provided for payments.

Known as phishing, the scam is used to get people to click on links that lead to websites designed to steal money or data.

With files from Declan Finucane, Steve Pecar and Glenn Hendry