{"id":6162,"date":"2023-11-27T11:12:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2023-12-06T13:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T21:02:02","slug":"protect-yourself-from-scams-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/news\/protect-yourself-from-scams-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect yourself from scams this holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6162\" class=\"elementor elementor-6162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f19c550 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f19c550\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed0b67d\" data-id=\"3ed0b67d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f159c1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f159c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:post-featured-image \/--><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>With the holidays just around the corner, it\u2019s important to remain vigilant about fraudsters, as the giving season can bring an influx of scams and schemes.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC)<\/a> recommends following a three-step fraud management system <strong>\u2013 recognize, reject, report<\/strong>. According to the CAFC, the most common tactics used by fraudsters are extortion, identity fraud, investment fraud, phishing, service scams and social engineering.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to remain calm and cautious if you think you\u2019re dealing with a scam. Follow the tips below to recognize and manage common scams.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extortion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Extortion is the illegal procurement of resources through threat or coercion. Online extortion is increasingly becoming a threat to cybersecurity and may take place through social media or email.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Protect yourself by ignoring and reporting suspicious emails and text messages, keep your social media private and research advertisements, companies, and credentials before sending them any money. Remember that law enforcement and financial institutions will never threaten you or put pressure on you to send them money, especially not over email or phone.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Identity Fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Identity fraud involves the unauthorized use of another individual\u2019s personal information to steal money or information. Protect yourself from identity fraud by safeguarding your personal information, avoiding clicking suspicious links or giving sensitive information to anyone you do not recognize.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Investment scams often take the form of false cryptocurrency advertisements or links, asking individuals to invest in a fraudulent account. Ensure you do research before investing in cryptocurrency and verify the information of any companies before sending them money.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phishing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Phishing often takes place via email, message, or phone call. Fraudsters may manipulate you with threats to give them your personal information such as passwords or banking info. \u00a0Phishing attempts can be recognized by the use of bold, urgent and threatening language. Often, messages will involve emails that don\u2019t match the name of the person claiming to message you. Messages may contain spelling and grammar errors. Delete and report messages you believe to be phishing attempts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Scams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Often taking the form of false support services, service scams involve fraudsters stealing your money or information by gaining access to your electronic devices under the guise of tech support. The CAFC recommends not allowing individuals remote access to your devices nor giving out personal information over-the-phone to anyone who calls you unsolicited, promising to render services.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Social engineering can be a tricky scam to recognize. Fraudsters will do online research about an individual and use the information they find to send messages that look like they\u2019re from someone you know to trick you into giving them personal information. Ensure you do not share too much information on social media, use strong passwords and multi-factor authentication to limit the chance of being a victim of social engineering.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For more information and to help protect yourself this holiday season, CAFC&#8217;s 12 Scams of the Holidays\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/route65.ca\/news\/the-12-scams-of-the-holidays-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or visit their website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/scams-fraudes\/victim-victime-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAFC\u2019s tips<\/a> if you\u2019re a victim of fraud, then report it to the CAFC using their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/report-signalez-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online reporting tool<\/a> or by phoning them at 1-888-495-8501.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the holidays just around the corner, it\u2019s important to remain vigilant about fraudsters, as the giving season can bring an influx of scams and schemes. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) recommends following a three-step fraud management system \u2013 recognize, reject, report. According to the CAFC, the most common tactics used by fraudsters are extortion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6162"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6214,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6162\/revisions\/6214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route65.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}