The holidays are a prime time for scammers to take advantage of stressed, distracted and generous consumers. Tonights edition of #Fraudchat on Twitter at 9 p.m. EST will focus on how consumers can avoid falling victim to identity thieves, cyber criminals and other fraudsters this holiday season.
Ellen Roseman, personal finance columnist for the Toronto Star, will offer tips and answer questions about what red flags consumers should be on the lookout for online and in their communities.
To follow #Fraudchat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST and follow the #Fraudchat hashtag. Applications such as TweetDeck and HootSuite, which allow users to separately view tweets containing this hashtag, are also helpful in following the chat.
About #Fraudchat:
#Fraudchat is a weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Thursday from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on Twitter. Launched in November 2012, this program seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud. The moderators for this program are Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and Detective Sergeant Cameron Field of the Financial Crimes Unit.
Since November 2012, the Financial Crimes Unit has partnered with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
Transcripts of all previous chats can be viewed at www.storify.com/fraudchat.
Media Inquiries
For more information about #fraudchat, please contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 416-808-7300 or Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, at 416-226-7803.
Ellen Roseman, personal finance columnist for the Toronto Star, will offer tips and answer questions about what red flags consumers should be on the lookout for online and in their communities.
To follow #Fraudchat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST and follow the #Fraudchat hashtag. Applications such as TweetDeck and HootSuite, which allow users to separately view tweets containing this hashtag, are also helpful in following the chat.
About #Fraudchat:
#Fraudchat is a weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Thursday from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on Twitter. Launched in November 2012, this program seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud. The moderators for this program are Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and Detective Sergeant Cameron Field of the Financial Crimes Unit.
Since November 2012, the Financial Crimes Unit has partnered with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
Transcripts of all previous chats can be viewed at www.storify.com/fraudchat.
Media Inquiries
For more information about #fraudchat, please contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 416-808-7300 or Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, at 416-226-7803.