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Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention

Identity theft is the crime of stealing another person’s identifying information for the purposes of getting money or credit in their name. It may involve making purchases on somebody else’s credit card or getting a personal loan. Fraud occurs when an identity thief uses stolen personal and banking information to get money or credit using someone else’s identity. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, in 2014 about 42 000 Canadians reported some form of mass marketing fraud. The CAFC estimates that this fraud costs Canadians about 75 million dollars a year.

For more information about this topic, attend our interactive workshop, Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention where you’ll learn more about topics such as:

• What is identity theft?

• What information do thieves want?

• Tricks thieves use to steal

information

• Job-related scams

• Stealing garbage and recycling

• Cheque fraud

• Public Wi-Fi access

• How to protect yourself

• Protect your card information

• Shred or destroy documents

Register your phone number on the

national Do Not Call List

• Be safe when online shopping

• Protect your cheques

• Protect your computer

• Never leave personal information in

your car

• Check credit card statements every

month

• Protect passwords and PINs

• Keep your personal documents safe

• Check your credit report

• If you’re a victim of fraud or identity

Theft