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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 options for further information and assistance with consumer problems.
Here are places that can help if you want to report a scam or if you need more information.


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| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.gvhba.org www.gvhba.org]<br/>
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Phone toll-free: 1-800-933-6777
Phone toll-free: 1-800-933-6777
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| width="20%" | Clicklaw
| width="40%" | An Internet portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia.
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]


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| width="40%" | Provides assistance with debt problems.  
| width="40%" | Provides assistance with debt problems.  
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org]<br/>
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org]<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999
Phone toll-free: 1-888-527-8999<br/>
Email: info@nomoredebts.org


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Phone: 604-687-4680 <br/>
Phone: 604-687-4680 <br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297
Phone toll-free: 1-800-565-5297
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| width="20%" | Consumer Protection BC
| width="80%" |Provides protections for BC consumers. Call toll-free 1-888-564-9963 and ask them to direct you to the right place.<br>
[http://www.consumerprotectionbc.ca www.consumerprotectionbc.ca]; go to "Help for Consumers" and select "How Can We Help?"
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| width="20%" | Clicklaw
| width="80%" | A portal for public legal information and education in British Columbia.<br>
[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca www.clicklaw.bc.ca]
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| width="20%" | Credit Counseling Society
| width="80%" | The Credit Counseling Society can help you manage your finances and deal with your debt problems. Call toll-free 1-888-527-8999, or email [mailto:info@nomoredebts.org info@nomoredebts.org]. <br>
[http://www.nomoredebts.org www.nomoredebts.org]
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| width="20%" | Dial-A-Law
| width="80%" | Provides legal information in English, Chinese, and Punjabi, from the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch.<br>
[http://www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal www.cba.org/bc/public_media/dal]; select “Credit, Debt and Consumer” for information about consumer and debt issues.
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| width="20%" | Lawyer Referral
| width="20%" | Lawyer Referral
| width="80%" | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes. Call 604-687-3221 in Greater Vancouver or toll-free 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province. <br>
| width="40%" | Offers advice and information from a lawyer for a fee of $25 plus taxes for the first 30 minutes.
[http://www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx]
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Phone: 604-687-3221 (Greater Vancouver)<br/>
Phone toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 from anywhere else in the province.
 
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| width="20%" | People's Law School
| width="20%" | People's Law School
| width="80%" | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money". <br>
| width="40%" | View the online animations "You Owe Money" and "Someone Owes You Money".  
[http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca]; click on "Media" and then "Videos".
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca]; click on "Media" and then "Videos"  
 
 
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| width="20%" | Mediate BC
| width="20%" | Mediate BC
| width="80%" | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes. <br>
| width="40%" | Mediate BC specializes in a wide variety of dispute resolution tools and processes.  
[http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]
| width="40%" | Website: [http://www.mediatebc.com www.mediatebc.com]
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