Showing posts with label frauds and scams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frauds and scams. Show all posts
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Holiday scams and fraud

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The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of taking. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre highlights...
Sunday, July 7, 2024

With a little help from my friends

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  Why is it Important to Have Friends? Friends play a key role in a happy and fulfilling life. They provide emotional support, reduce feel...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Can you see the difference

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One of these links if it was live would take you to a legitimate web page, and the other would take you to a scammers page. Can you see the ...
Friday, June 9, 2023

Robo Calls

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  Many scammers rely on Robocalls to scam their victims. Robocalls are pre-recorded calls that are made using an automated system. Unfortuna...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Investment and Pension Scams

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Investment scams usually involve someone unexpectedly calling and inviting you to invest quickly in a scheme with very attractive returns an...
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Frauds and Scams 1

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 Summertime and the living is easy and the scammers are out to get you.  Seniors lose more than $3 billion to fraud each year. One of our mo...
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Frauds and Scams oh no!

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I received a call on my landline this morning about 10:30 AM that started “New customer” and went on claiming to be working in the security ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

It is "Free" or so you thought

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Have you ever been tempted to try a new product or service on a “free trial” The nation’s consumer protection agency, wants you to know tha...
Saturday, January 19, 2019

The 10th fraud used against seniors

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The 10 th fraud used against seniors is the Income Tax Scams Scammers, who pose as Canada Revenue Agency agents, will use emails, phon...
Friday, January 18, 2019

The 8th and 9th Frauds used against seniors

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The 8th fraud used against seniors   are  the Anti-aging Scams Anti-ageing scams take many forms and the wording and specifics of the sc...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

The 7th fraud used against seniors.

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The 7th fraud use against seniors is the Shady Contractor Fraud This fraud is used to swindle both homeowners and renters. The first v...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Frauds used against seniors 5 and 6

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The fraud artists are merciless and without conscience. Victims of these cheaters are so embarrassed to admit they have been so gullible t...

Frauds used against seniors 3 and 4

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The more you know about frauds and scams, the less chance you have of becoming a victim. Technology is playing a bigger part in fraud sch...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Frauds used against seniors 2

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There is a lot of information about frauds and scams and how to protect yourself. What I found is that there is not a great deal of inform...

Frauds used against seniors 1

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There is a lot of information about frauds and scams and how to protect yourself. What I found is that there is not a great deal of inform...