Cybersecurity Blog

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:

  1. File a complaint with the Calgary Police Service and obtain a police case number.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or 1-888-495-8501.