Thursday, March 22, 2018, 8 p.m., Fraud Prevention Month #FPM2018 #fraudchat

March is Fraud Prevention Month. The philosophy is for Canadians to recognize, reject and report fraud, and reduce fraud by increasing fraud awareness. Fraud Prevention Month is spearheaded by the Competition Bureau of Canada. #fraudchat is running a four-week series during Fraud Prevention Month with special guests Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and Ontario Securities Commission. These chats will cover the following topics:

Week 3: Scams Targeting Seniors

On Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 8 p.m., we will be joined by our special guests, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Ontario Securities Commission, to answer questions regarding scams targeting seniors. Members of the public can follow the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Ontario Securities Commission using the hashtags @canantifraud and @smarter_money on Twitter.

To follow #fraudchat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST, and follow the #fraudchat hashtag. An application such as Tweetdeck, which allows users to separately view tweets containing this hashtag, is also helpful in following the chat.

#fraudchat is an online Twitter program that seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud. The moderators for this program are Gail Regan (@ReganFCU), and Diane Kelly (@DKellyFCU) of TPS Financial Crimes, along with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (@Canantifraud) and Ontario Securities Commission (@smarter_money).

For more information about #fraudchat, please contact TPS Financial Crimes at 416-808-7300.


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