While most of us associate March with vacation breaks and the dwindling days of winter, it is worth remembering that March is also National Fraud Prevention month as well! Started in 2004...
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Beware of Cyber Crime this Holiday Season: Part 2
As the holidays wrap up and the boxing week sales start flying, it's a great chance to save on some amazing deals! Sadly, it's also a great time for online scammers to try and hustle...
Protect Your Credit
Protect Your Credit In our previous article, we asked this question: A recent BMO study revealed that what percentage of Canadians always buy medical insurance before traveling?...
Home Burglary Protection
Property crime represents 35% of all reported crime in Canada. These incidents include breaking and entering, theft, fraud, motor-vehicle theft, and being in possession of stolen goods. Of...
Small Companies are targets for Cybercrime
A recent study reported that small businesses are cybercriminals' favourite target for two reasons: they have a lot worth stealing such as bank account information, customer data, and...
Break-ins and Auto Thefts decreased in 2011
Statistics Canada reports that there were fewer break-ins and auto thefts in 2011. For more details on this survey check out the article we found.
FSCO warns of mail scam using Aviva Canada logo
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is telling consumers to be on the alert for a mail scam that is using the Aviva Canada logo, address and name. Designed to look like...
5 Tips for Vacationing Homeowners
With the warmer weather coming people are opening their cottages and trailers getting ready to spend the summer weekends and vacations away from home. Aviva claims data shows that...
What rate does your Credit Card charge?
Canadian credit card fees are among highest in the world...what you need to know! Protect yourself by becoming aware of higher fees. To learn more, click here.
Electronic Immobilizers
Electronic Immobilizers have been installed in all new vehicles in Canada since 2007. They are having a significant effect in reducing car thefts, so the vast majority of vehicles stolen...
Avoid Becoming a Victim of Credit Card Fraud or Identity Theft
'Tis the season for kindness, joy and giving 'Tis the season to also beware of credit card fraud and identity theft Click here to learn more about how to avoid becoming a victim this...
Telephone Fraud
A telephone fraud scam continues to target consumers across Canada. The scam, which received wide publicity in November and December and was highlighted by the Insurance Bureau of Canada...