Valerie Favreau, the chair of the Oromocto Minor Hockey Association, said two under-13 teams signed up for a tournament in Stanley, with each team losing around $750 in fake registration fees. It’s a type of scam that is referred to as “spear phishing,” according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
RCMP says it is investigating reports of tournament scams
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· Posted: Nov 14, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The scam has also targeted minor hockey teams in other provinces. The head of Hockey New Brunswick said people should cross-reference the sign-up emails they are receiving with the official sanctioned list of tournaments. (Peter Evans/CBC)
Valerie Favreau was “crushed” when she learned that two Oromocto minor hockey teams had been scammed by a new con that has made its way to New Brunswick.
“I was floored,” she said. ” I just couldn’t believe it.”
Favreau, the chair of the Oromocto Minor Hockey Association, said the association will often receive tournament sign-up information, which she will then forward to Oromocto teams.
But this new scam comes in the form of an email mimicking these sign-up calls,
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