You are a victim of online financial crime…now what? – 11/21/16
Okay, some cyber criminal has scammed you and stole your funds, information or identity…what do you do now? According to the Calgary Police Service:
- File a complaint with the Calgary Police Service and obtain a police case number.
- Contact your bank/credit card company if any of your financial information was used. Give your police case number to your bank/credit card company to place on file.
- Provide the police case number and have fraud alerts placed on your credit reports to either of the two credit bureau companies, Equifax (1 800 465-7166) or TransUnion in Canada.
- Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or 1-888-495-8501.