by Morinville Online Staff
As part of its monthlong partnership with the Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association’s (ACCPA) Fraud Prevention Month campaign, the Alberta RCMP are focusing on a different aspect of fraud prevention each week. This week’s focus is on mass marketing and phone scams. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Phone scams;
- Fraudulent telemarketers;
- Mass mailouts and/or subscriptions;
- Emergency and/or grandparent scams;
- Work-at-home schemes;
- CRA scams;
- Foreign lottery or prize schemes;
- Overpayment schemes;
- Inheritance schemes; and,
- Credit card interest rate reduction schemes.
“With technology evolving at such a rapid rate, it’s no surprise that mass marketing and phone scams are adapting just as quickly,” said Corporal Sean Milne, Alberta RCMP Provincial Economic Crime Team, in a media release Tuesday morning. “With the click of a button, scammers can make direct contact with potential victims over the phone or online.”
To better protect yourself from mass marketing and phone scams, Alberta rCMP are suggesting the following:
- Do not provide any personal information to an unknown caller;
- Do not allow yourself to be pressured by a caller with false deadlines;
- You have the right to say no to any questions and directly contact a business to speak to a designated representative.
The Government of Canada’s website thas more information on common scam-types at www.antifraudcentre.ca,
