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Seeking Trust and Truth in Times of Deepfakes and Deception

Fasken • January 10, 2025 • 4 Comments

This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. It was necessary for me to obtain personal information from a beneficiary of an estate this week. I needed their full legal name, social insurance number, birthdate, country of residence, and full address. While on the call, I learned this 98-year-old had recently been the victim of credit card fraud and had also been robbed while attending….

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March is Fraud Prevention Month

Scotiatrust • March 25, 2021 • 0 Comments

This Blog was written by Kimberley Ling, Scotia Wealth Management This past weekend I watched the movie ‘I Care a Lot’- very timely and relevant as March is Fraud Prevention month. In this fictional movie, the main character runs a disturbing guardianship business that preys on wealthy seniors, taking control of their assets and locking them in nursing homes with no contact to the outside world. The movie gives a….

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Watch Out For Scammers: Protect Your Parent’s Money And Assets.

Audrey Miller • December 6, 2010

The RCMP say that seniors are particularly susceptible to telephone fraud because their generation tends to be more trusting and less likely to hang up the telephone on someone who appears to be very friendly. How many magazine subscriptions do you have?….

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