Andrew Seale

Andrew Seale has spent nearly a decade and a half as a journalist and storyteller committing thoughts and ideas to print. After graduating from journalism school, Andrew took a post at a mining journal as an editor, a front-row seat to the commodity super-cycle and the global financial collapse. After a few years in the industry, he shifted to freelance, accidentally falling into business writing and covering entrepreneurs in Toronto as the city's startup scene was supernova-ing. He's penned stories for The Globe and Mail, Profit Magazine, The Toronto Star, enRoute Magazine, Yahoo Canada, and Vancouver Sun among others.

Calgary man loses $8,000 in WhatsApp job scam

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Calgary Man Loses $8,000 in WhatsApp Job Scam

In collaboration with Equifax Unfortunately for Roy B., the timing was right. He was out of a job and looking for work. He turned to social media, responding to ads in job groups and on Facebook marketplace. Roy received a direct message from someone telling him to use a WhatsApp link for a job opportunity. […]

Fake Netflix Renewal Email Triggers Bank Account Lockdown for Phishing Victim

In collaboration with Equifax It started with an email from Netflix, something small and far from sinister. There was nothing suspicious about it, says Tracy T. “That’s the only way Netflix talks to you, right?” The email address seemed legitimate, the email had all the Netflix branding in it. It told her that her latest […]

Visit from the Police Alerts Toronto Woman to Identity Theft

In collaboration with Equifax In fall 2023, Jaclyn T. and her husband awoke to flashlights shining through their apartment windows. No strangers to the sounds of the city’s nightlife, they assumed it was someone who’d been drinking. “My husband slides the window open and yells dude, it’s 3:00 am, what do you want?” explains Jaclyn. […]