| How to Spot and Avoid Scams: A Guide to the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre is a video from The Smith Investigation Agency featuring
founder and CEO Whitney Smith. The video gives viewers a practical screen-share
tour of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website and shows how to find
information about current and emerging scams. Drawing on her experience as a
professional investigator, Smith explains common scam tactics, highlights the
importance of reporting fraud, and encourages viewers to share scam awareness
information with family members, friends, and vulnerable community members.
This video:
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Demonstrates how to navigate the Canadian
Anti-Fraud Centre website to find information on current scams and fraud trends
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Highlights scam types such as romance investment
scams, cryptocurrency fraud, fixed-income scams, Ponzi schemes, and phishing
text messages
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Identifies red flags in fraudulent messages,
including mismatched logos, suspicious links, unusual wording, and requests for
personal or financial information
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Reinforces safe online behaviours, such as
avoiding unknown links, verifying website legitimacy, and refusing to share
banking information through unsolicited messages
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Discusses why fraud is often underreported,
including the shame, embarrassment, and stigma experienced by victims
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Encourages reporting suspected scams to the
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to help warn and protect others
This video can be used in digital literacy, online safety,
and fraud awareness programming to help learners recognize scam tactics, use
the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre as a trusted resource, and understand the
importance of reporting suspected fraud.
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