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conducted by organized crime and it's curr ently the second most common criminal activity funding terrorist activitie s. \; However\, most mass marketing fraud is never reported. Often the victims are too embarrassed to admit their losses. \; But silence can allow the fraud to continue.

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We are delighted to offer a presenta tion on Fraud Awareness by Tom Cheel from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ( CAFC). \; Jointly managed by the RCMP\, Competition Bureau\, and the O PP\, the CAFC is the central agency in Canada which collects information a nd criminal intelligence on such matters as mass marketing fraud (eg telem arketing)\, advance fee fraud (eg West African letters)\, Internet fraud a nd identification theft complaints. \; In his presentation Tom will ou tline the most common types of fraud and how you can protect yourself. Thi s information will be of particular use to seniors.

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This program r equires free registration. \; It is a repeat of the program offered at 2 p.m. on Wednesday\, June 26 at the Isabel Turner Branch\; register at < a href="http://url.ie/145z8/">http://url.ie/145z8/ for that session.&n bsp\;

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