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Safety

ATM Backward Pin Hoax

This meme has been circulating on social media for months, it’s misinformation. Don’t do this! The ATM Safety Pin software developed by Joseph Zingher IS NOT IN USE anywhere. Entering your pin backward will not […]

Scams & Hoaxes

ATM Backward Pin Hoax

Don’t do this! I repeat, Don’t do this! The ATM Safety Pin software developed by Joseph Zingher IS NOT IN USE anywhere. Entering your pin backward will not dispense money or notify the police. What […]

Awareness

Gmail Phishing Scam

Google Gmail Phishing Scam that is Scarily Effective at Stealing Passwords Everyone Is Falling For This Frighteningly Effective Gmail Scam. Security researchers have identified a “highly effective” phishing scam that’s been fooling Google Gmail customers […]

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Safety

Kijiji Identity Theft Scam Alert

Kijiji Identity Theft Scam Alert Most recently the Windsor Police Financial Crimes Branch has received an increase in complaints by citizens reporting a number of incidents with Kijiji. In each occasion, an ad has requested […]

Scams & Hoaxes

Steve Jobs Last Words

“Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow” The Pursuit of Happiness Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did not leave behind a deathbed warning about how the “non-stop pursuit of wealth will only turn a person into a […]

Awareness

What is Swatting?

Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police and emergency service response team to another person’s address. This is […]

Life Lessons

The 12 Scams of Christmas

Don’t be a victim 1. Not-So-Merry Mobile Apps Malicious software can masquerade as a trusted app to steal your personal information and charge purchases to your accounts. After stealing your username, password, and account information, […]