On October 5th, District 9 members met in Clinton for the Annual Fall Meeting.  After the business parts of the meeting, the members enjoyed hearing from OPP Officer Jamie Stanley from Goderich.  After saying “hi” to his kindergarten and high school math teachers, Officer Stanley presented “Scams and Fraud Awareness”.  The amount of information offered cannot be captured in this post.  Instead, Officer Stanley shared some of his slides and some helpful links shared below.  We thank Officer Stanley for staying and answering many questions, including “If I have a friend who is sending money to an obvious scammer, but is unwilling to listen to reason, what can I do?”  (Answer at the bottom of the page!)

You can also check out this webcast from RTO if you want further information about “Cyber Security”.  The questions and answers from the webcast are here!

Contacts/ Resources:

Get Cyber Safe: a national public awareness campaign created to inform Canadians about cyber security and the simple steps they can take to protect themselves online.

National Do-Not-Call List (1-866-580-DNCL)
Competition Bureau Canada
Canadian Consumer Handbook (online shopping/spyware/identity theft/scams)
Better Business Bureau
Reporting Spam
The Little Black Book of Scams
Ontario Provincial Police
Canadian Securities Administrators

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501) on Social Media:
Twitter @canantifraud
Facebook

Check Credit or add a Fraud Alert to your accounts:
Equifax 1-800-465-7166
TransUnion 1-800-663-9980

ANSWER – Call the local police in your friend’s area.  They should visit your friend and provide advice that, HOPEFULLY, your friend will listen to.