About Scams to Avoid
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School in March 2017. |
Scams to Avoid helps you learn how to spot and guard against scams that try to trick you out of your money. This publication covers 15 of the most common scams that affect British Columbians, explains the growing problem of identity theft, and tells you the steps to take if you have been the victim of a scam.
Acknowledgements
Contributors to this publication:
- Legal review: Drew Jackson
- Writing, editing and layout: Drew Jackson, Elena Renderos and Gayla Reid
This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.
Copyright
 Scams to Avoid © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.
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