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Fraud

Welcome to new age scamming.

April 3, 2012

Times have changed and identity theft and online frauds are now a common piece of the online puzzle. I open my email daily and find myself being contacted by the CEO’s of companies or corrupt bureaucrats that want me as their accomplice in what seems (in writing of course) to be a fool-proof plan or [...]

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Don’t get hacked at the ATM.

March 22, 2012

The Canadian Antifraud Squad ‘March Fraud Prevention Month’ illustrates ways to be diligent against scams especially when using debit cards. Canada is argued to be the country with the most debit card users per capita in the world. There were about 37 million debit cards in circulation across the country in 2009.

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If it sounds too good to be true . . .

March 15, 2012

Being that March is Fraud Prevention Month it is definitely beneficial to know when something is too good to be true. A friend of mine had left me half a dozen messages the other day. When I finally reached him, he told me he had made the contact of a “lifetime”. He said that he [...]

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Be a Grinch with your personal information these holidays (tips from Justin Hwang).

December 13, 2011

I wanted to share with you Justin Hwang’s tips to help you prevent fraud this season.  Justin Hwang is Associate Vice President of Fraud Management at TD Canada Trust. With the crowded shopping malls and long lines, some Canadians may be putting their personal information at risk if they let the chaos of the holiday season [...]

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ATM got the munchies?

December 8, 2011

Get ready for a rant.  We have all been inconvenienced at some point or another by intense security measures: taking off your shoes at airport security, answering a million questions on the telephone to access any personal account, and for me most recently, having the ATM eat my debit card.  I’ve heard of this happening [...]

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A con artist who preys on seniors. Now that’s a creep.

August 18, 2011

There are degrees of offensive behavior in the world of white-collar crime. They run from the tawdry dealings of two-bit con artists, right up to the sophisticated scams of Wall Street big shots like Bernie Madoff. To me, Madoff‘s crimes are particularly egregious not simply because of the vast sums of money involved, but because [...]

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Hackers helped me monitor my money!

May 26, 2011

The recent PSN info stealing scare helped put things back in perspective. I’m a fortunate person that has never had my identity stolen. Now I’m also a person who regularly reviews my bank and credit card history/statements. I’m also a person who connected a credit card with my PSN account to purchase Sony gaming related [...]

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A foreign prince offered me millions!

March 17, 2011

2011 has been a lucky year for me.  I’ve managed to win a Spanish lottery that I hadn’t even entered. I’ve connected with a a prince of foreign country who wrote me by email offering access to millions of dollars. All I have to do is put some money upfront and I’m rich. Must be true right? March [...]

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Online scammers – a Craigslist story

January 17, 2011

It’s usually around the Holiday season when we go hunting for those really good bargains.  I consider myself the bargain Queen.  Recently I decided I wanted to buy a big screen television for my room so I went out to different stores and priced different televisions but I wasn’t satisfied and none of them fit [...]

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