The Financial Crimes Unit of the Toronto Police Service, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario and the Crime Prevention Association of Toronto are hosting a series of online chats on fraud targeting seniors in recognition of Ontario Seniors Month
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These chats, which are part of the #Fraudchat program, will cover the following topics:
- Resources for seniors to learn about fraud and scams (June 6)
- Fraud and scams involving caregivers (June 13)
- Telephone scams targeting seniors (June 20)
- Door-to-door scams targeting seniors (June 27)
The Crime Prevention Association of Toronto (CPAT) will offer information and tips for the chats on June 6, June 13 and June 20.
CPAT delivers programming to Seniors in Toronto on the prevention of elder abuse through our website, brochures, supportive workshops and seminars, says Jeff Paulin, CPAT President. We are proud to provide up-to-date information especially to immigrant seniors in the areas of financial, insurance and health frauds.
To follow the chats, members of the public can log on to Twitter from 9PM to 10PM EST on Thursday nights 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 9PM to 10PM 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 Service Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
For more information about #fraudchat, please contact Detective Sergeant Cameron Field at 416-808-7300 or Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario at 416-226-7803.
Click here for more information
These chats, which are part of the #Fraudchat program, will cover the following topics:
- Resources for seniors to learn about fraud and scams (June 6)
- Fraud and scams involving caregivers (June 13)
- Telephone scams targeting seniors (June 20)
- Door-to-door scams targeting seniors (June 27)
The Crime Prevention Association of Toronto (CPAT) will offer information and tips for the chats on June 6, June 13 and June 20.
CPAT delivers programming to Seniors in Toronto on the prevention of elder abuse through our website, brochures, supportive workshops and seminars, says Jeff Paulin, CPAT President. We are proud to provide up-to-date information especially to immigrant seniors in the areas of financial, insurance and health frauds.
To follow the chats, members of the public can log on to Twitter from 9PM to 10PM EST on Thursday nights 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 9PM to 10PM 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 Service Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
For more information about #fraudchat, please contact Detective Sergeant Cameron Field at 416-808-7300 or Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario at 416-226-7803.