Thursday, August 7, 2014, 1 p.m. EST, #Fraudchat: Avoiding scams when buying a vehicle

On Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 1 p.m. EST, Amy Paterson, Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC), will be appearing as a guest on #fraudchat. She will provide advice on how to avoid being scammed when purchasing a new or used vehicle.

Members of the public can follow Amy Paterson on Twitter at @@omvic_consumer

This chat will focus on how to recognize, report and avoid being a victim of fraud. Transcripts of all chats can be viewed on the #fraudchat Storify channel.

To follow #fraudchat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter from 1 p.m. to 2 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.

About #fraudchat

#Fraudchat is a weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2 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 members of Financial Services Commission of Ontario and detectives from Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes.

Since November 2012, TPS Financial Crimes has partnered with the Financial Service Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.

 
Media inquiries

For more information about #fraudchat, please contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 416-808-7300 or Financial Services Commission of Ontario at 416-226-7803.


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