Scams and Fraud

Resources

• Personal Information and Scams Protection - A Canadian Practical Guide
• Personal Information and Scams Protection: A Student Practical Guide

Identity Fraud

Theft or misrepresentation of personal information for fraudulent purposes

• Identity Theft
• Phishing
• Vishing

Advance Fee Fraud

Fraud which requires a payment before delivery of service

• Advance Fee Fraud
• Prize Pitch (Lottery)
• West-African letter

Online Auction Fraud

Fraud perpetrated through purchases on-line or peer- to-peer

• On-line Auction Fraud

Investment Fraud

Fraud associated with investments impacting a person or company

• Investment Fraud
• Prime Bank
• Stock Exchange Transaction Fraud
• Insider Trading

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Counterfeit

Frauds associated with counterfeit currency or payment cards

• Counterfeiting
• Counterfeiting and Credit Card Fraud
• Counterfeit Payment Cards

Other

• Auto-dial programs
• Business Opportunity to Become the "Middleman"
• Charitable donations
• Charitable donations - RCMP Fallen Members
• Common Experience Payments - Indian Residential School Legacy
• Items for Sale and Overpayment of Goods
• Pentagono Scheme
• Ponzi Schemes
• Pyramid Schemes
• Spam
• Technological Crime (Cyber Security Tips)
• Telephone Fraud

Links

• ABC's of Fraud - Online Fraud Quiz
• PhoneBusters - Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre is the national deceptive telemarketing call centre, operated by the Ontario Provincial Police.
• Reporting Economic Crime Online (RECOL) - Initiative that involves an integrated partnership between International, Federal and Provincial Law Enforcement agencies.