At 9PM ET #fraudchat will cover home repair scams w/ @ontarioconsumer.
Discussion point #1: tip when dealing w/ home repair salespeople
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#Fraudchat covers home reno, repair and maintenance
scams
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 12:03 PM
Financial Crimes Unit: 416-808-7300
Tonight at 9 p.m. EST, the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit and the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services will offer tips and information on avoiding home renovation, repair and maintenance scams in an online Twitter chat (#fraudchat).
This chat, which is part of the #Fraudchat program, will cover the following:
• Common types of home reno, repair and maintenance scams
• Your rights when having work done on your home and
• What to do if you feel your rights may have been violated.
To follow the chat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST tonight and follow the #fraudchat hashtag. An application such as "Tweetdeck," which allows users to separately view tweets containing this hashtag, is also helpful in following the chat.
About #Fraudchat
#Fraudchat is a weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Thursday between 9 p.m to 10 p.m. EST on Twitter. Launched in November 2012, this program seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud. The moderators for this program are Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and Detective Sergeant Cameron Field of the Financial Crimes Unit.
Since November 2012 the Financial Crimes Unit has partnered with the Financial Service Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Staff Inspector Bryce Evans, Financial Crimes Unit
Discussion point #1: tip when dealing w/ home repair salespeople
| Toronto Police Service News Release |  |
Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 12:03 PM
Financial Crimes Unit: 416-808-7300
Tonight at 9 p.m. EST, the Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes Unit and the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services will offer tips and information on avoiding home renovation, repair and maintenance scams in an online Twitter chat (#fraudchat).
This chat, which is part of the #Fraudchat program, will cover the following:
• Common types of home reno, repair and maintenance scams
• Your rights when having work done on your home and
• What to do if you feel your rights may have been violated.
To follow the chat, members of the public simply need to log on to Twitter between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST tonight and follow the #fraudchat hashtag. An application such as "Tweetdeck," which allows users to separately view tweets containing this hashtag, is also helpful in following the chat.
About #Fraudchat
#Fraudchat is a weekly Twitter chat that takes place every Thursday between 9 p.m to 10 p.m. EST on Twitter. Launched in November 2012, this program seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud. The moderators for this program are Kristen Rose, Senior Communications Officer at the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and Detective Sergeant Cameron Field of the Financial Crimes Unit.
Since November 2012 the Financial Crimes Unit has partnered with the Financial Service Commission of Ontario to educate the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media.
Constable Tony Vella, Corporate Communications, for Staff Inspector Bryce Evans, Financial Crimes Unit
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