There are certain things that just aren’t meant to be shared: you don’t share your toothbrush or give your house key to strangers. Yet, according…
Category:Fraud and Scams
Two thirds (68%) of businesses reported their organization has experienced at least one data breach in the past 12 months, and nearly three in four…
Sonnet Insurance wants to empower Canadians to recognize and prevent potentially harmful scams. Home and auto insurance seller fraud is common in all regions of Canada,…
TD has launched a new card control features on all TD Visa consumer credit cards, including a first-in-Canada ability that gives TD credit cardholders the…
New Survey from DomainTools Reveals More than Half of Summer Travelers are Unaware of Phishing Scams
DomainTools, the leader in domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence, announced new research that sheds light on consumer awareness around phishing when booking summer…
TransUnion has launched myTrueIdentity to help equip Canadian organizations in combatting cyber-attacks on their organizations and ultimately, the impact to Canadian consumers. Faced with the…
Overview Though the “Emergency Scam” (or sometimes referred to as the “Grandparent Scam”) has been around for years, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre warns the public…
Free or “discounted” vacation scam This variation involves fraudulent offers of free or discounted vacations using company names like Expedia, Air Canada, Transat, WestJet and…
Consumers shopping online should be wary not to fall victim to counterfeit goods. Counterfeiters have become proficient in producing websites that have the same look…
Romance Scam – Recognize, reject and report it! Recognize it: What is the Romance Scam? A romance scam involves any individual with false romantic intentions…