27/02/2014
February 27, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
March 1 marks the tenth anniversary of Fraud Prevention Month. With its theme, Fraud: Recognize it. Report it. Stop it, this year’s campaign will focus on the importance of recognizing, preventing and reporting fraud. It pays to know that the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) is joining the Competition Bureau and a number of other organizations to raise awareness about fraud and the growing presence of online scams.
- On March 11, FCAC will be participating in “2 Good 2 to B True Day”. Canadians can join the conversation and share their fraud experiences on Twitter using the #2G2BT hashtag.
- Throughout the month, Canadians can also follow @FCACan on Twitter for FCAC’s Tweet of the Day—a series of tips on how to protect against fraud.
- FCAC will also begin its advertising campaign on rights and responsibilities; this campaign includes tip clips on various financial topics, including fraud.
With educational materials and interactive tools, FCAC provides objective information about financial products and services to help Canadians increase their knowledge and confidence in managing their personal finances. FCAC informs consumers about their rights and responsibilities when dealing with banks and federally regulated trust, loan and insurance companies.
FCAC also makes sure that federally regulated financial institutions, payment card network operators and external complaints bodies comply with the legislation and industry commitments intended to protect consumers
Katharine Trim
Media Relations Officer
613-941-4168
Katharine.Trim@fcac-acfc.gc.ca
