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{{Consumer Law | {{Consumer Law Wikibook TOC}} | ||
It’s not always easy to spot scams and new ones are invented every day. If you suspect that you may be a target of a scam, remember that you are not alone. | |||
Here are places that can help if you want to report a scam or if you need more information. | |||
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| width="20%" | Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC | |||
| width="80%" | Phone: 604-682-2711 <br> | |||
Toll free (250 area code only): 1-888-803-1222 <br> | |||
Office hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm <br> | |||
Fax: 604-681-1544 <br> | |||
Email: contactus@mbc.bbb.org <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.mbc.bbb.org www.mbc.bbb.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | Better Business Bureau of Victoria | |||
| width="80%" | Phone: 250-386-6348 <br> | |||
Toll free: 1-877-826-4222 <br> | |||
Office hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm <br> | |||
Fax: 250-386-2367 <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.vi.bbb.org www.vi.bbb.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | Consumer Protection BC | |||
| width="80%" | Information about how to prevent consumer problems and what to do if you have a problem.<br> | |||
Phone: 604-320-1667 <br> | |||
Toll free: 1-888-564-9963 <br> | |||
Email: info@consumerprotectionbc.ca <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | Credit Counseling Society of BC | |||
| width="80%" |The Credit Counselling Society of BC provides assistance with debt problems. <br> | |||
Phone toll free: 1-888-527-8999 <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | Dial-A-Law | |||
| width="80%" | Dial-A-Law is a library of practical legal information. It is operated by the BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. You can listen to the Dial-A-Law scripts over the phone, or read them on the website. The scripts are available in English, Chinese and Punjabi.<br> | |||
Phone: 604-687-4680 <br> | |||
Toll free: 1-800-565-5297 <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org] | |||
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| width="20%" | Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) | |||
| width="80%" | The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre investigates reports of scams whether by telephone, facsimile, postal mail or the internet. You can report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.<br> | |||
Phone toll free: 1-888-495-8501 <br> | |||
Overseas: 1-705-495-8501 <br> | |||
Fax: 1-888-654-9426 <br> | |||
Box 686 North Bay, Ontario P1B 8J8 <br> | |||
E-mail: info@antifraudcentre.ca <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | Competition Bureau | |||
| width="80%" | The Competition Bureau deals with complaints about scams in the marketplace.<br> | |||
Telephone: 819-997-4282 <br> | |||
Toll-free: 1-800-348-5358 <br> | |||
Toll-free TTY: 1-800-642-3844 (for hearing-impaired only)<br> | |||
Website: [http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca www.competitionbureau.gc.ca] | |||
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| width="20%" | Canadian Consumer Information Gateway | |||
| width="80%" |An internet portal site from Industry Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs.It provides useful information about how to protect yourself from scams, including identity theft, advance fee loan scams, telephone scams and more.<br> | |||
E-mail: consumer.information@ic.gc.ca <br> | |||
Website: [http://www.consumerinformation.ca www.consumerinformation.ca ] | |||
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