11 Preventing Fraud
Slides: Preventing Fraud
Video: Why Protect Your Information (2:12)
Fraud Quiz from the Government of Canada
Try this quiz to test your knowledge about fraud.
Innovation Government of Canada. (2018a). Fraud quiz. https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04251.html
Video: Safeguarding Your Social Insurance Number (0:35)
List of Places that Can Ask for Your SIN
See this list of places that have a right to ask for your Social Insurance Number, plus some helpful tips for safeguarding your SIN.
Employment and Social Development Canada. (2020). Protecting your Social Insurance Number. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/sin/protect.html
Video: Protecting Your Passwords (3:29)
Video: Dealing with Suspicious Sites and Messages (2:53)
Video: Additional Fraud Prevention Tips (0:42)
Additional Fraud Prevention Resources
Excellent fraud prevention tips from Government of Canada:
- Innovation Government of Canada. (2018, February 5). Fraud Facts—Recognize, Reject, Report Fraud. https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04334.html
Additional helpful information:
- These podcasts have some interesting stories about fraud.
- Pretend. (n.d.). COVID-19 Scams: How to steal a stimulus check. Retrieved from http://pretendradio.org/covid-19-scams-how-to-steal-a-stimulus-check/
- Criminal. (2016). Money Tree (No. 51). Retrieved from https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-51-money-tree-8-23-2016
- This video is from the United States Federal Trade Commission, but the tips apply in Canada, too. Federal Trade Commission. (2019, August 5). Free Trials Can Cost You [Vimeo Video]. https://vimeo.com/352067291
Practical Application: Preventing Fraud
- Describe 3 or more strategies for keeping yourself safe from fraud. To what extent do you use these strategies already? What else could you do to protect yourself from fraud?
- What is identity theft? What precautions can you take to prevent your own identity from being stolen? To what extent are you already doing these things, and how can you take steps to be even safer?
- How secure are your passwords? How can you increase the security of your online accounts? Create a plan for implementing change within the next week to make your online accounts more secure than they are today.
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