Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre - Fraud Prevention Month

March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada and OPP Detective Sergeant John Armit of the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch, currently deployed to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), joins to the 10-5 Podcast with tips and information for our members and the public. Topics include information on the CAFC and this year’s Fraud Prevention Month theme, top fraud trends, steps to assist victims of cyber-enabled fraud mitigate losses and help protect their identity information, the challenges of cyber-enabled fraud investigations, prevention efforts by the OPP and CAFC, and the CAFC’s Fraud Prevention Checklist.

For additional information, please visit the CAFC website at https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm.

To report a fraud to the CAFC, please visit https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm or contact them by phone at 1-888-495-8501.

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To sign up for CAFC bulletins, media releases or advisories, please email [email protected]. 

Equifax can be reached through their website at https://www.consumer.equifax.ca/personal/ or by phone at 1-800-465-7166.

TransUnion Canada can be reached through their website at https://www.transunion.ca/ or by phone at 1-800-663-9980.

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at [email protected]

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario.