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ELMSDALE:<\/strong> RCMP are investigation an incident of fraud against a local resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cpl. Chatele Eagan, Team Lead – Watch 4 with East Hants RCMP, said a resident of East Hants was defrauded $2,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That happened after the resident made a purchase through Facebook Marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said it is believed the seller\u2019s profile was hacked, and his account was used to post the ad and message the buyer how to send them an e- transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”78″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tips for staying safe when purchasing items online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research the seller or buyer before any transaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meet in a public place for any exchange. Consider whether that location has close circuit cameras, like the parking lots of bigger box stores, gas Trust your instincts. If the deal is too good to be true, it likely is. Scammers Do not send a deposit for high value items without confirming they are real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do not disclose personal information<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be aware of fake profiles. Review the seller\/buyer\u2019s profile Use contactless pick up when possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep transactions local<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”218″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”115″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre collects information on the latest fraud trends? <\/p>\n\n\n\n As of December 31 st , 2024, 49, 432 Canadians have lost $638 Million dollars to scammers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out CACF\u2019s website where they list common fraudulent scams and learn how to protect yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyone who suspects they have been the target of cybercrime or fraud should report it to their local police and to the CAFC\u2019s online or by phone at 1-888-495-8501.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”111″] [adrotate banner=”190″] ELMSDALE: RCMP are investigation an incident of fraud against a local resident. Cpl. Chatele Eagan, Team Lead – Watch 4 with East Hants RCMP, said a resident of East Hants was defrauded $2,500. That happened after the resident made a purchase through Facebook Marketplace. She said it is believed the seller\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[196,986,7938,1228,7939,14],"class_list":["post-52947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-east-hants","tag-elmsdale","tag-facebook-marketplace","tag-fraud","tag-march-fraud-month","tag-rcmp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
stations, or even a police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
will underprice items to lure buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Check when the profile was created.
b. Review their Marketplace activity
c. Do they have any ratings?
d. Do they have any friends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n