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CBC News · November 2026

They called her ‘Mommy’: Vulnerable senior dies after 2 strangers take over her life

Two men moved in with an elderly woman who lived alone and took over her life. They even tried to add themselves to the title of her home. She left them everything in her will before she died.

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CBC NewsNovember 2026NewThey called her ‘Mommy’: Vulnerable senior dies after 2 strangers take over her lifeTwo men moved in with an elderly woman who lived alone and took over her life. They even tried to add themselves to the title of her home. She left them everything in her will before she died.
CP24March 2024Homeowners, realtors should take steps to protect against title fraud: expertsExperts say criminals are using stolen identities to sell or mortgage homes, often targeting seniors, and suggest steps homeowners can take to protect themselves.
CBC NewsJanuary 2023How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes without owners’ knowledgeOrganized crime groups used stolen identities and paid impersonators to sell or mortgage Toronto-area homes. Title insurers say cases are rising.
CBC NewsJanuary 2023How thieves stole a Toronto condo and sold it for $970KAn impersonator sold a woman’s vacant Toronto condo for $970,000 without her knowledge.
blogTOJanuary 2023Home listed for sale in Toronto without owner’s knowledgeImpostors listed a man’s house for sale after he moved into long-term care. His family stopped the sale before it closed.
Global NewsJanuary 2023How your home could be fraudulently sold without you knowingPolice say two people posed as Toronto homeowners who were away on business and sold their house in Etobicoke.

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