Stop Fraud: A Veteran Police Investigator Tells You How |
| If it’s too good to be true, it’s a scam! In Canada, a case of fraud is reported every 10 seconds of every working day. In North America, some 10 million people per year suffer some form of identity theft, resulting in losses of over $60 billion. In our increasingly interconnected world, fraud is booming. Everyone has a story about a scam someone tried to lure them in with, whether the fraud was committed through the mail, internet or telephone. Have you ever heard of an affinity fraud, the biggest threat to ever hit church groups? Have you heard about identity theft, the new pyramid schemes, or the latest credit card and telemarketing scams? Stop Fraud exposes the inner workings of these and seven other common frauds, and provides straight talk and advice from a veteran police investigator on how to reduce your risk of becoming a victim of fraud. |
Stop Fraud can help you to protect yourself from:
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Sergeant Brian Trainor, a recently retired police officer, was with
the Saskatoon Police Service for 27 years. The last five years were spent
investigating financial abuse of the elderly, especially Power of Attorney
abuses. Sgt. Trainor is a dynamic speaker who has given many presentations on
such diverse topics as identity theft, Internet fraud, telemarketing scams,
bullying, and Power of Attorney abuse. A regular speaker at retirement villas
throughout Canada, he has established a reputation as one of the only police
officers in Canada to employ section 331 (Theft by Power of Attorney) of the
Criminal Code of Canada.
“The tone of the book is geared towards educating seniors about the various frauds operating out there today, but it is also meant for anyone worried about the latest scams, even those cruising the cyber-world.” – excerpt from Brian Trainor’s “Stop Fraud”Written by Brian Trainor. Published by Red Deer Press, 2007. |
| Catalogue No. | 978-0-88995-373-4 |
| Price | $16.95 |
| Format | Softcover |
| Pages | 207 |
| Language | English only |
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