Dealing With A Fraud Situation If You're a Victim
As soon as you discover that you might be a victim, you should:
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Contct Phonebusters, a national anti-fraud call centre, at 1-888-495-8501 or info@phonebusters.com.
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Report the situation to the police, and record the police report number.
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Report the fraud to the two credit-reporting agencies, Equifax Canada and TransUnion Canada.
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Contact your provincial land registry office as soon as possible.
Find out what laws may exist in your province to protect you if you are a
victim of real estate fraud.
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Contact your financial institution. Keep all of the documents that
provide evidence of the fraud. Record the name of the person you spoke
to at the bank, as well as the date and time you called and when you
became aware that you are a victim of fraud.
Source: Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA)
