Scams & fraud

Tips to protect yourself from counterfeit goods

Tips to protect yourself from buying counterfeit goods

When you’re shopping online it can sometimes be easy to mistake a fake website for a legitimate one and end up purchasing counterfeit goods. Often when a deal seems “too good to be true”, it usually is. We’ve put together some tips from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) to help you avoid purchasing counterfeit or “fake” goods online.

How to avoid the SIM swapping scam

You may have heard about a new SIM swapping scam that allows scammers to access bank accounts and personal info. We’re going to tell you how it works and how you can avoid falling victim to it.