Investment fraud prevention: Tips for staying safe in a post-pandemic world
Are you 55 years of age or older and want to learn how to protect yourself from investment fraud? Here are some tips courtesy of
October 31, 2022
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Overcoming Your Behavioural Biases When Investing
By James MacTavish at Alberta Securities Commission This article was originally published on the Alberta Securities Commission’s (ASC) investor education website CheckFirst.ca. The ASC is the regulatory
October 5, 2022
Three steps to take before downloading a mobile investment app
By James MacTavish at Alberta Securities Commission This article was originally published on the Alberta Securities Commission’s (ASC) investor education website CheckFirst.ca. The ASC is the regulatory
September 14, 2022
Violent Extortion Text Message
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is receiving reports of a violent extortion text message. The message threatens that if a payment is not sent, you
July 22, 2022
Warn About Distraction Fraud Scams
St. Albert, RCMP are warning citizens about distraction fraud scams due to two incidents that occurred the last month involving theft/attempted theft of individual’s purses
July 6, 2022
Money Mules
Increasingly, fraud networks are recruiting unsuspecting fraud victims to receive and transfer money from other victims. When this happens, the victim becomes a money mule.
July 4, 2022
New Scams – July 4th
WHAT IS A SCAM? Here are definitions for some of the common terms we use throughout the Senior Fraud Alert course: There are two new
July 4, 2022
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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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