What we do know, however, is the type of fraud reported most often in Canada: identity fraud. To pull this off, criminals use phishing scams and other ruses…
Read more How to protect yourself from identity fraud in Canada – MoneySenseBanking these days is something that increasingly leaves out the bank. “People don’t go to an ATM or into a bank a lot anymore, instead they mostly log…
Read more How to protect your bank account – MoneySenseWhat is the game here? What are fraud artists trying to accomplish? “The premise of social media is that you’re creating and keeping in touch with a circle…
Read more How to protect your social media accounts from fraud – MoneySenseThey may reach out, develop trust, and ask seemingly innocent questions like, “Oh, you have a dog? What’s your dog’s name?” Using artificial intelligence tools, they then use…
Read more How to protect your kids from online harm – MoneySenseIt happens every day. People who would never dream of giving out their credit card number after receiving a random call, text, or email give away personal information…
Read more How to protect your identity – MoneySenseAt least until we are a completely passwordless society, however, usernames and passwords and an additional authentication factor are the best defense we have against the spread of…
Read more How to protect your passwords from fraud and identity theft – MoneySenseLast year, Jeff Brown, head of commercial solutions at Equifax Canada, saw a surge in digitally enabled scams in the construction industry. Criminals claiming to be a legitimate…
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