fraud prevention month 2023

Protecting against immigration fraud as an international student in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:00:04 +0000

International students in Canada are often seen as easy targets for fraudsters looking to, literally, “cash in” on vulnerable victims. This is because scammers know that they will do anything to achieve their goals of studying in Canada. As fraud prevention month winds down for 2023, it’s a good time for international students to study […]

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Is this Canadian immigration website legitimate?

March 15, 2023 admin fraud prevention month, fraud prevention month 2023, immigration, immigration canada, immigration fraud, IRCC, online, permanent residents, PR, website scam, websites

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 14:00:47 +0000

The Canadian immigration system is increasingly using the power of the internet to facilitate many parts of the newcomer journey. Toward the end of 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) “began its transition to 100% digital applications for all permanent residence programs”, a process that concluded on October 28. Note: This transition still maintained […]

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Protecting against phone banking/money scams as a Canadian immigration applicant

March 14, 2023 admin bank scam, fraud prevention month, fraud prevention month 2023, immigration, immigration canada, immigration fraud, IRCC, money scam, online, permanent residents, phone scam, PR

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:00:26 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) designates every March as Fraud Prevention Month to bring awareness to different types of fraud and scams that impact the lives of Canadian immigrants. In light of that goal, what follows will discuss the rising prevalence of phone banking scams in Canada as well as what prospective and recent […]

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