Burgess’s credit and debit cards were used to make 25 payments to University Canada West, a school she never attended. WATCH | Fraudsters took $37K from this woman in a tuition scam: Fraudsters took $37,000 from this woman in a new tuition scam | Go Public | Duration 2:10 A tuition scam has left a woman with $37,000 in bank charges. The bank, the school, and the police offered no help until Go Public got involved. Calls for stronger protectionsLast year, the Liberal government proposed changes to the Bank Act, which they said would help protect consumers against bank fraud, but critics argue those changes don't go far enough. TD offers compensation as 'goodwill gesture'After Go Public contacted TD Bank, the bank told Burgess the charges would be reversed as a "one-time goodwill gesture."

Source: CBC News March 09, 2026 14:06 UTC