A New Twist On a Romance Scam – Pig Butchering
This scam originated in Southeast Asia and the name of the scam is “Shāz Hū Pán,” meaning pig butchering. This Scam is a combination of
June 2, 2023
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Alberta Seniors Week – Canada Revenue Agency Outreach Presentations
Alberta Seniors Week is coming soon! CRA is hosting some online presentations about scam prevention and seniors’ benefits! Topic: Be Scam Smart Monday, June 05, 2023
May 12, 2023
Service Canada or 1 800 O-Canada Scams
How do you know that a legitimate representative from Service Canada, 1 800 O-Canada, or another government agency is trying to contact you for legitimate
April 21, 2023
Grocery Rebate Scam
The federal government has announced that there will be a grocery rebate available to Canadians. This is to help off set the high cost of
April 20, 2023
CRA Phishing Scam
Tax Time Scam Time The Canadian Anti-Fraud Center is receiving reports of a phishing text scam claiming to be the CRA. They have included a
April 20, 2023
Fraud Alert March 2023
Fraud Alert – involving youth This is a message from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center. All Grandparents, parents and anyone with a youth in their life,
April 20, 2023
Staying ahead of investment scams in 2023
March is Fraud Prevention Month, a time when Albertans are reminded to brush up on their knowledge of scams and fraud to better safeguard themselves
March 23, 2023
Fraudsters want your crypto too
Canadian Anti Fraud Center has sent a great reminder regarding Cryptocurrency. Once you send Cryptocurrency it is gone Government Agencies will not accept cryptocurrency. (
March 15, 2023
Top frauds of 2022 by the numbers
Top 10 frauds based on number of reports in 2022: The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has released a new bulletin.The numbers of fraud in the year
March 6, 2023
Keeping investment scams out of your online social and dating life
With valentine’s day just around the corner, we wanted to bring awareness to the rise of romance scams in the past years. Did you know
February 12, 2023
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Timeshare Scam
Timeshare scammers call an individual and offer to sell the individual’s timeshare (if they have one). Timeshare fraudsters often promise that sale of the timeshare
Social Media Crypto Extortion Scam
Social media crypto extortion scams involve fraudsters hacking into Instagram accounts and demanding that victims record a video of themselves promoting fake cryptocurrency platforms so
Bank Investigator Scam
Bank investigator scams are when a fraudster poses as a representative from a financial institution or law enforcement agency and claims that there has been
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