To mark Cyber Security Awareness month, EAPO, in collaboration with CNPEA, hosted a webinar, Online Scams: Security and Privacy. The webinar featured, Stephanie Senecal, Senior Support Unit Coordinator with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, who provided older adults and professionals with knowledge on current online crimes and tips on how to prevent themselves from becoming a victim of cyber-fraud.

Speaker:

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Online Scams: Security and Privacy

Resources from Webinar

SENIORS 2022 Fraud Prevention Toolkit – CAFC
https://eapon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Seniors-Toolkit-EN-1.pdf

Protecting Each Other From Scams
https://eapon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/EAPO_brochure_Scams_2022.pdf

Safe & Sound: A tool to help guard your financial security
 https://eapon.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/EAPO_Safe_and_Sound_Financial_Security-english_2021.pdf

EAPO and CanAge (information adapted from Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Released April 8, 2020)
https://cnpea.ca/en/tools/brochures-and-factsheets/1111-covid19-specific-frauds-and-scams-3-pager?highlight=WyJzY2FtcyJd

The Little Black Book of Scams (Second edition) Competition Bureau Canada
https://cnpea.ca/en/tools/brochures-and-factsheets/912-the-little-black-book-of-scams-second-edition

Websites:

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm

Competition Bureau Canada – Fraud and scams
www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/h_00122.html

Get Cyber Safe – Government of Canada
getcybersafe.gc.ca
Get Cyber Safe is a national public awareness campaign created to inform Canadians about cyber security and the simple steps they can take to protect themselves online.