Login

Fraud Squad TV
 fraudcast-hor_button_lg.png

 

 

 

fraudpreventionalbertafc.gifMARCH IS FRAUD PREVENTION MONTH 

Calender of Events 

Fraud Prevention Alberta Resources                      

 twitter.jpgFollow Us on Twitter                   

Read more...
 
POLICE RELEASES AND WARNINGS
alert.jpgRecent alerts by Alberta Police Services and Public Protection Agencies are listed here by area. 

Police Seek Identity Thief on 137 Warrants Story & Photo

Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284, AND 876 More Info

Read more...
 
Scams

phonebusters_logo.gif

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMS

-Work from home

-Euro Lotto 

-Grandparent Scam (money for bail or car repair) 

-Credit Card Interest Rate Reductions

Read more...
 
Investment Education

asclogo_clr.jpgLearn How to Protect Your Money from Investment Fraud

Oct 05 2009

Recent cases devastating thousands of Canadians show that investing in a fraudulent scheme can destroy the lives of victims and their families. That is why Alberta and BC securities regulators have combined forces to provide an online tool to help you learn how to protect your money.
The interactive tool entitled, Investment Scams: How to Protect Your Money, focuses on some common methods that fraudsters use to approach potential victims – via friend and family or ‘affinity’, the Internet, seminars and advertisements.
Alberta Securities Commission
 
Read more...
 
Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada's New Retail Fraud Prevention Tool Kit

The Bank of Canada and its Partner's Against Fraud have developed a new DVD based training tool called "Fighting Fraud on the Front Lines" The tool kit combines scenarios and video segments to demonstrate how criminals use payment instruments and personal information to defraud retailers and consumers. Tip sheets provide you with a knowledge base to avoid becoming a victim. afap poster.jpg

Four types of payment frauds are covered in the training material:

  1. Identity Theft
  2. Debit and Credit Card Fraud
  3. Bank Note Counterfeiting
  4. Cheque and Money Order Fraud

The Alberta Crime Prevention Assoc. along with numerous law-enforcement and industry stake-holders contributed and actively endorse the training material.

You can view the material online or if you wish to conduct comprehensive training in your community you can order your own Retailers' Guide at 1-888-513-8212 or visit 
www.bankofcanada.ca

 

Tip of the Moment

Have you seen my cow?
Branding is the only means of positively identifying livestock. Registered brand owners also receive protection from lost or stolen livestock through the Livestock Brand Inspection Act. Contact your local brand inspector for more information.
 

Our Calendar

March 2010 April 2010
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Week 9 1 2 3 4 5 6
Week 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Week 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Week 12 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Week 13 28 29 30 31

You tell us...

What's your crime prevention area of interest?