Woman loses $37K in tuition scam with no assistance from authorities

Mira Burgess lost over $37,000 due to fraudulent transactions linked to University Canada West, a private institution in Vancouver, as part of a scam targeting international students. Scammers used her credit and debit cards to make 25 unauthorized payments, with Burgess unaware she was approving the charges. Despite her efforts, neither her bank, TD Bank, nor the university offered assistance in reversing the charges, leaving her to seek legal advice for recourse.

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