1.0CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)https://www.cleo.on.ca/enCam Turnbullhttps://www.cleo.on.ca/en/author/turnbullco2rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AyxijPBxj1"><a href="https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/scams">Telephone and internet scams</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.cleo.on.ca/en/publications/scams/embed#?secret=AyxijPBxj1" width="600" height="338" title="“Telephone and internet scams” — CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)" data-secret="AyxijPBxj1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.cleo.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/scams.jpg500773Criminals use telephone and internet scams to trick people into giving them money or personal information like credit card and bank account numbers. This resource explains how to recognize and protect yourself against common scams, and what to do if you fall victim to a scam.