Cybercriminals are getting away with more fraud, now more than ever, through the internet. In part 2 of the Fraud Alert, in support of March’s Fraud Prevention month, we discuss the increase in the severity of romance scams. Romance scammers will use many contact methods to take advantage of a victim, including email, phone calls…
In our last Fraud Prevention month blog post, we discussed cyber phishing. In this post for March’s Fraud Prevention month, we have Fraud Alert part 1, where we discuss the increase in investment fraud. Investment Fraud Styles Increasing Investment fraud is when a criminal solicits investments into false or deceptive investment opportunities. The false promises…
In honour of Fraud Prevention month, MCSnet wants to spread awareness of cyber phishing attacks. We need to increase awareness of these methods that scammers use to compromise your personal and financial information in Canada. Did you know that *41% of Canadians believe it is unlikely that their personal information could be compromised online? Since…
MCSnet connects you to the internet and one of our top priorities is to ensure the online safety of our residential and business customers. Fraud Prevention Month is an annual campaign that brings awareness to online safety. When it comes to fraud prevention, knowledge is power. To protect yourself and others from cyber crimes, there…
What is Broadband? In the context of internet access, broadband is any high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than dial-up access or traditional analog services. To understand this better, we may need a simple explanation of the internet itself. The internet is essentially a vast network that connects computers all over the…
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