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*'''[[If You've Been Scammed]]'''
*'''[[If You've Been Scammed]]'''
**[[If You've Been Scammed#Step 1. Stop communicating with the scammer|Step 1. Stop communicating with the scammer]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 2. Gather any information you have|Step 2. Gather any information you have]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 3. If a credit card or bank account is involved, notify your financial institutions|Step 3. Notify your financial institutions]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 4. If any identification is missing, cancel it|Step 4. If any identification is missing, cancel it]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 5: If any mail is missing, contact Canada Post|Step 5: Contact Canada Post]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 6: Protect your devices|Step 6: Protect your devices]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 7. Report the incident to the police|Step 7. Report the incident to the police]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 8. Contact the credit reporting agencies|Step 8. Contact the credit reporting agencies]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 9. Report the incident to consumer agencies|Step 9. Report the incident to consumer agencies]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 10. Consider legal action|Step 10. Consider legal action]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Get help|Get help]]
**[[If You've Been Scammed#Step 1. Stop communicating with the scammer|Step 1. Stop communication]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 2. Gather any information you have|Step 2. Gather information]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 3. If a credit card or bank account is involved, notify your financial institutions|Step 3. Notify financial institutions]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 4. If any identification is missing, cancel it|Step 4. Cancel missing identification]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 5. If any mail is missing, contact Canada Post|Step 5. Contact Canada Post]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 6. Protect your devices|Step 6. Protect your devices]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 7. Report the incident to the police|Step 7. Notify police]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 8. Contact the credit reporting agencies|Step 8. Contact credit reporting agencies]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 9. Report the incident to consumer agencies|Step 9. Notify consumer agencies]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Step 10. Consider legal action|Step 10. Consider legal action]]{{·}} [[If You've Been Scammed#Get help|Get help]]


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Revision as of 21:58, 25 April 2017

Cover of Scams to Avoid
Cover of Scams to Avoid

Scams to Avoid from People's Law School helps you learn how to spot and guard against scams that try to trick you out of your money. It covers 15 of the most common scams that affect British Columbians, explains the growing problem of identity theft, and tells you the steps to take if you have been the victim of a scam.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence Scams to Avoid © People’s Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence.

At People's Law School, we believe accurate, plain English information can help people take action to work out their legal problems. This resource explains in a general way the law that applies in British Columbia. It is not intended as legal advice. For help with a specific legal problem, contact a legal professional. Some sources of legal help are highlighted in the "Where to Get Help" section.

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People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia providing free education and information on the legal problems of daily life.