B.C. retiree sues after losing $450,000 in alleged GIC scam

A B.C. man is suing an alleged scammer and alleged recipients of money who he claims took part in an investment scam that cost him $450,000.

Darren Garbutt, a 57-year-old retired former postal worker, claimed in his May 14 notice of civil claim filed in BC Supreme Court that he was scammed out of money that he acquired from the sale of family property related to a divorce settlement. 

He is suing Great West Global Ltd., Muhammed Omer Yilmaz and an unknown person he calls John Doe. None of the allegations has been tested in court. 

Garbutt has what he said is a “limited understanding of technology,” but he went online in December

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