There is no question that fraud has come to dominate the headlines in Drumheller and beyond.
To shine a light on the problem, the Drumheller RCMP is hosting a fraud awareness session to help residents learn more about the serious issue of fraud and how residents can protect themselves from being taken advantage of.
Constable Mike Maxwell will be at the Badlands Community Facility this Thursday to host the session. It is open to all ages.
“The Competition Bureau of Canada has published a correspondence called the ‘Little Black Book of Scams,’” said Maxwell.
He will be using this as a base to unveil some common scams that are happening throughout Canada and highlight some of the common ones police are seeing in Drumheller.
“We want to try to show people what to look out for and try to protect themselves,” said Maxwell.
Maxwell said in his career he has seen a rise in fraud.
“It is not just cyber (fraud), there are phone scams and cell phone scams. There are things coming in your mail, people knocking on your door to tell you they want to put a new roof on your house, then they walk away with the money and never fix your roof,” said Maxwell.
“There are all kinds of scams coming at you from every angle and that is why people need to learn how to protect themselves.”
The session is this Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Badlands Community Facility. The session is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
