Fraud Awareness Month

FRAUD AWARENESS MONTH !

Warning to the public about pyramid schemes — As fraud awareness month continues, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police would like to remind people to be on guard for pyramid schemes.<read more>

Phishing or Brand Spoofing — What is Phishing?: "Phishing" or "brand spoofing" is the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into disclosing private information. <read more>

Business Opportunity to Become the "Middleman" — Have you ever been offered a job to become the middleman for a person / company looking to expand into North America? Sounds like a good business opportunity! <read more>

Items for Sale and Overpayment of Goods — Have you ever been contacted by a person offering what seems like an excessive amount for goods that you intend to sell? You feel like you’ve hit the jackpot. However, you should use caution when this happens! <read more>

FRAUD RECOGNIZE IT. REPORT IT. STOP IT.
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PhoneBusters plays a key role in educating the public about specific fraudulent telemarketing pitches. The call centre also plays a vital role in the collection and dissemination of victim evidence, statistics documentation and tape recordings which are made available to outside law enforcement agencies.
FRAUD. RECOGNIZE IT. REPORT IT. STOP IT. (253 KB) This brochure was prepared in partnership with the Competition Bureau of Canada, Ontario Provincial Police and Phonebusters. The brochure is available in Adobe Acrobat format. To read Adobe Acrobat files, you may need to download and install the free Adobe Reader available from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

RECOGNIZING THE BIG PRIZE SCAM
Legitimate lottery, prize and sweepstakes administrators never charge up-front fees to deliver your prize. This is one of the most common scams – if you send money you will never get it back.

RECOGNIZING CREDIT OFFER FRAUD
Students, new Canadians and people who have experienced credit problems are often approached by fraud artists who offer low-interest loans and credit cards – for a fee. People who pay the fee don’t receive their loan or card, and they never get their money back.

RECOGNIZING IDENTITY THEFT
Don’t give out driver’s licence, bank account or social insurance numbers on the phone or Internet. Legitimate businesses contacting you by those means won't ask for that information. If you are purchasing something, be sure you are buying
from a legitimate business before you give your credit card information.

NOT SURE?
CALL PHONEBUSTERS 1-888-495-8501 www.phonebusters.com
Protecting yourself from fraud begins with learning to recognize it. Call PhoneBusters to report fraud and to learn more ways to protect yourself, your family and friends.